German

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Etymology

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From hoch- +‎ dienen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌdiːnən/
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  • Hyphenation: hoch‧die‧nen

Verb

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hochdienen (weak, third-person singular present dient hoch, past tense diente hoch, past participle hochgedient, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to work one's way up to the top

Conjugation

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