See also: Löhnen

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German lōnen, from Old High German lōnōn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈloːnən]
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  • Hyphenation: loh‧nen

Verb edit

lohnen (weak, third-person singular present lohnt, past tense lohnte, past participle gelohnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to be worthwhile
    Es lohnt sich!It's worth it!
  2. (reflexive) to pay off
    All die Mühe hat sich ordentlich gelohnt.All the effort has paid off nicely.

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Further reading edit

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