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ergeben.

to yield, produce

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛʁˈɡeːbən/

  1. to yield, produce

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Zwei Liter Teig ergeben laut dem Rezept 12 Muffins.

  2. to yield, produce to make sense

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Ihr Vorschlag ergibt Sinn.

  3. to surrender

    class-5 · reflexive · strong
    Er ergab sich.

  4. to arise, result, turn out

    class-5 · reflexive · strong
    Einige Einheiten ergeben sich durch algebraische Kombination.

  5. to happen

    class-5 · impersonal · reflexive · strong
    Es hat sich so ergeben.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ergëben, from Old High German irgëban, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgeban, Proto-Germanic *uzgebaną; cognate with obsolete English agive. Equivalent to er- + geben.

adj/ɛʁˈɡeːbən/

  1. loyal, devoted, humble, obedient

    Ihr ergebenster Diener
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