üben.
to practice, to drill, to train
Meaning & usage
to practice, to drill, to train
Meine Tochter übt Klavier.
Du musst mehr üben, sonst wirst du nie besser.
to exercise, to perform; used to form verbal phrases with certain behavior-describing nouns
Wenn wir fortfahren, müssen wir Vorsicht üben.
Kritik üben
to practice
Du solltest dich in Rechtschreibung üben.
to practice to practice (a virtue, trying to behave in a certain way)
Sie übte sich in Bescheidenheit.
sich in Geduld üben
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German üeben, uoben, from Old High German uoben, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practice”).
over there, across, beyond, on the other side
Where this word comes from
Formed from über (“across”) by analogy to pairs like unter - unten, ober - oben.
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