German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zogeren (to tug, pull around), from an iterative form of Middle High German zogen (to pull, tear, tug), from Old High German zogōn, from Proto-West Germanic *togōn (to tug, pull, tow), ultimately from the root of ziehen (to pull). Cognate with German Low German tögern.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsøːɡɐn/
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Verb

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zögern (weak, third-person singular present zögert, past tense zögerte, past participle gezögert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to hesitate, to pause before doing something.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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