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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

binden.

to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɪndən/[ˈbɪn.dn̩][-dən]
  1. to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Er hat den Hund an den Zaun gebunden.
    Aus den Zweigen binde ich einen Kranz.
  2. to tie, to fasten a string etc.

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Ich binde mir die Schuhe.
    Sie hat sich einen Zopf gebunden.
  3. to oblige, commit, bind

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Mein Vertrag bindet mich.
    Ich bin vertraglich gebunden.
  4. to commit oneself, make a commitment (especially for marriage)

    class-3 · reflexive · strong
  5. to make congeal, thicken, set, bond

    class-3 · strong · transitive
  6. to capture; to absorb (carbon dioxide etc.)

    class-3 · strong · transitive
  7. to congeal, thicken, set, bond

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
  8. to make sandhi, crasis, liaison

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Französische Substantive werden im Singular nicht gebunden.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-. Cognate with Low German binnen, binden, Dutch binden, English bind, Danish binde.

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