behaben

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German behaben, beheben, wehaben, bihān, from Old High German bihaben, from Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan, equivalent to be- +‎ haben. Cognate with Middle Low German behebben, behāven, English behave.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: be‧ha‧ben

Verb

behaben (irregular, third-person singular present behat, past tense behatte, past participle behabt, past subjunctive behätte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, reflexive) to behave

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