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decken.

to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdɛkən/[-kən][-kŋ̩]
  1. to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.)

    weak
    Tischlein deck dich
  2. to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to provide news coverage”)

    figuratively · weak
  3. to cover (a female animal)

    figuratively · weak
  4. to lay or set (the table)

    weak
  5. to mark

    weak
  6. to be congruent, to coincide

    reflexive · weak
  7. to protect, to guard

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German decken, from Old High German decchen, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan. Equivalent to Dach + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, English thatch, Danish tække, Swedish täcka.

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