German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German kleben, from Old High German klebēn (to stick), from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkleːbm̩], [ˈkleːbən]
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Verb edit

kleben (weak, third-person singular present klebt, past tense klebte, past participle geklebt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to glue [+ an or auf (accusative) = onto]
  2. (intransitive) to stick [+ an (dative) = to]
    Der Schlamm klebte an den Schuhen.
    The mud was sticking to the shoes.
  3. (intransitive) to be sticky

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Further reading edit

  • kleben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kleben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • kleben” in Duden online
  • kleben” in OpenThesaurus.de