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sorgen.

to take care of, to care for, to look after

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzɔrɡən/[ˈzɔʁ-][ˈzɔɐ̯-][ˈzɔː-]
  1. to take care of, to care for, to look after

    intransitive · weak
    Er sorgt für den Haushalt.
    Sie sorgt für meine Kinder.
  2. to bring about, to ensure, to cause [with für (+ accusative) ‘something’] (a result or incident)

    intransitive · weak
    Seine Aussage sorgte für einen Eklat.
    Die Livemusik sorgte für gute Stimmung.
  3. to worry, to be worried

    accusative · reflexive · weak
    Ich sorge mich um deine Gesundheit.
    Sorg dich nicht!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Cognate with English sorrow.

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