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glauben.

to believe something (to consider true)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/[ˈɡlaʊ̯.bm̩][-bən]
  1. to believe something (to consider true)

    transitive · weak
    Glaubst du diese Geschichte?
  2. to believe in (to think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability)

    intransitive · weak
    Glaubst du an Engel?
    Woran glaubst du?
  3. to believe (to trust in someone's statement)

    intransitive · transitive · weak
    Niemand kann ihm glauben.
    Das glaube ich dir nicht.
  4. to think, to believe

    intransitive · weak
    Glaubst du, das ist so richtig?
    Er glaubte, dass es auf dem Mars Kanäle gibt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gelouben, gelöuben, from Old High German gilouben, from Proto-West Germanic *galaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną. The form with -au- is Upper German; it was reinforced by the related noun Glaube against the Central German variant with umlaut. Compare however gläubig and abergläubisch. Cognate with Bavarian glaubn, glabn, Dutch geloven, Low German glöven, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galaubjan). Also related with English believe, which see.

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