ahnden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German anden, from Old High German antōn (to get excited, be eager, be hotheaded, blame, avenge, punish), from Proto-West Germanic *anadōn. Cognates include Old English andian (to be envious). The lengthening of the vowel is irregular; compare fahnden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːndən/
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Verb

ahnden (weak, third-person singular present ahndet, past tense ahndete, past participle geahndet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to punish something (the object is always the deed, never the perpetrator)
    Synonym: bestrafen
    Dieser Verstoß muss geahndet werden.
    This violation must be punished.

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