gebaar

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) gesture (act of gesticulating)
2. (neuter) gesture (act or token of appreciation or lack thereof)
3. (neuter, obsolete) movement, motion
4. (neuter, obsolete) appearance
5. (neuter, obsolete) uproar, tumult

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of gebaren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of gebaren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of gebaren:

gebaren

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

gesture

sign

signal

gesticulation

token

mark

motion

figure

symbol

index number

indication

indicator

key signature

omen

signaling

signature

wave

👋

phase diagram

denotement

act

affect display

augury

badge

body language

brand

deed

emblem

ideogram

index

Synonyms

teken

geste

sein

hint

signaal

symbool

verplaatsing

wenk

leesteken

aanwijzing

Translations

geste

Geste

Gebärde

gesto

ademán

gesto

aceno

👋

gesto

işaret

gest

signe

gestus

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Zeichen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈbaːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: gebare

Inherited from Old Dutch: gebare

In summary

From Middle Dutch gebare, from Old Dutch gebare. Equivalent to a deverbal from gebaren. The sense “gesture” is relatively recent and was likely influenced by the sense “movement” and the related, now obsolete term gebaarde.