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lösen.

to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈløːzn̩][ˈløːzən]Germany/ˈløːsɛn/[ˈløːsn̩]
  1. to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove

    transitive · weak
    (etwas) von (etwas anderes) lösen
  2. to separate

    transitive · weak
  3. to cast off; to remove

    transitive · weak
  4. to solve; to resolve; to answer

    figuratively · transitive · weak
  5. to come loose

    reflexive · weak
  6. to dissolve

    reflexive · weak
  7. to buy

    weak
    eine Fahrkarte lösen
  8. to release; to undo; to untie; to ease

    transitive · weak
  9. to dissolve; to disband; to break up; to end

    figuratively · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lœsen, lōsen, from Old High German lōsen, from Proto-West Germanic *lausijan. Cognate with Dutch lozen, English loose (from Old Norse lauss), obsolete English leese (from Old English līesan); also Danish løse, Faroese loysa, Icelandic leysa (“to loosen, to resolve, to untie”), Norwegian løse and Swedish lösa (all from the Old Norse leysa).

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