German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German verphlichten. Cognate with Dutch verplichten.

ver- +‎ Pflicht (duty) +‎ -en

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈpflɪçtn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧pflich‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪçtn̩

Verb edit

verpflichten (weak, third-person singular present verpflichtet, past tense verpflichtete, past participle verpflichtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to oblige somebody, make somebody promise
  2. (transitive) to commit, to oblige
  3. (transitive) to oblige, to swear, to be sworn
  4. (transitive) to engage
  5. (intransitive, law) to bind somebody by contract, to oblige somebody
  6. (intransitive) to be an obligation
  7. (reflexive) to undertake (to commit oneself to an obligation)

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