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schenken.

to give as a present, to gift

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃɛŋkən/[ˈʃɛŋ.kŋ̍][-kən]
  1. to give as a present, to gift

    weak
    Ich schenke meiner Tochter ein Kätzchen zum Geburtstag.
  2. to spare one(self) (something)

    weak
    Joseph hätte sich die beschwerliche weite Reise gern geschenkt, doch er wagte es nicht, ungehorsam zu sein.
  3. to pour from a vessel, to serve

    formal · transitive · weak
    Sie schenkte den Wein in zwei Gläser.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schenken, from Old High German scenken, from Proto-West Germanic *skankijan (“to pour, serve”).

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