German

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Etymology

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From the adjective gewärtig. From Middle High German gewęrtec.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈvɛɐ̯tɪɡŋ̩], [ɡəˈvɛɐ̯tɪɡən]
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Verb

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gewärtigen (weak, third-person singular present gewärtigt, past tense gewärtigte, past participle gewärtigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to expect
    Synonym: (non-archaic) erwarten

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gewärtigen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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