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achten.

to care about, to pay attention to

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈaxtən/[ˈʔaxtn̩][ˈʔaxtən]
  1. to care about, to pay attention to

    intransitive · weak
  2. to keep an eye on

    intransitive · weak
    Ich achte auf meine Linie.
  3. to respect

    transitive · weak
  4. to pay attention to something

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ahten, from Old High German ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu. Equivalent to Acht (“attention”) + -en.

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