tragen.
to carry, to bear (something on one's person)
Meaning & usage
to carry, to bear (something on one's person)
Sie konnten die Kiste nicht mehr tragen und mussten sie abstellen.
Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe!
to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln.
Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall.
to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen.
to produce, to bear, to yield
Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte.
Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz.
to wear (clothing, jewelry)
Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte.
to support, to maintain
to pay for itself
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw, drag”). Cognates Related to Bavarian trågn, Dutch dragen, English draw, drag, Danish drage, Icelandic draga.
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