German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German geloben, from Old High German gilobōn, from Proto-West Germanic *galobōn, equivalent to ge- +‎ loben. Cognate to Low German gelowen, Old English ġelofian.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈloːbən/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧ben

Verb edit

geloben (weak, third-person singular present gelobt, past tense gelobte, past participle gelobt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (formal) to vow (to make a vow)
    Synonyms: versprechen, schwören
    das gelobte Landthe promised land
    Er gelobte, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören.He vowed to give up smoking.
    Ich gelobte ihm meine Treue.I pledged my loyalty to him.

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Further reading edit

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