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gebieten.

to command [with dative ‘someone’]

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡəˈbiːtn̩/

  1. to command [with dative ‘someone’]

    class-2 · ditransitive · strong
    Der König gebot seinen Männern, die Stadt zu erobern.
    Er ist Respekt gebietender Mann.

  2. to command

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Der König gebot über eine Armee.

  3. to command to have at one's disposal

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Der König gebot über viel Gold.

  4. to necessitate

    archaic · class-2 · strong · transitive
    Ein Kind aufzuerziehen, gebietet Geduld.

  5. to necessitate to require

    archaic · class-2 · strong · transitive
    Es war ihnen geboten, dem König zu dienen.

  6. to demand

    class-2 · formal · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gebieten, from Old High German gibiotan, equivalent to ge- + bieten. Cognate with Old English ġebēodan, Old Saxon gibiodan.

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