German

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Etymology

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From um- +‎ geben.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔʊmˈɡeːbm̩], [ʔʊmˈɡeːbən]
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  • Hyphenation: um‧ge‧ben

Verb

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umgeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present umgibt, past tense umgab, past participle umgeben, past subjunctive umgäbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to surround (to encircle or simultaneously extend on all sides of something)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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