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anhaben.

to wear; to have on (a piece of clothing) see usage notes

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈanˌhaːbən/
  1. to wear; to have on (a piece of clothing) see usage notes

    irregular · transitive
    Er hat keine Sandalen an.
    Er hat fast nie Sandalen an.
  2. to have turned on; to have on (an electronic device)

    irregular · transitive
    Ich hatte das Radio an.
  3. to harm, to hurt

    ditransitive · infinitive · irregular
    Der Hund kann dir nichts anhaben.
    Meinst du, er will mir was anhaben?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German anehaben, anhaben, from Old High German anahabēn, from Proto-West Germanic *anahabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *anahabjaną. Equivalent to an- + haben. Compare Dutch aanhebben, English have on, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (anahaban).

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