behagen

From Middle Dutch behagen, from Old Dutch *bihagon, from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from the root *hag-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱok- (“to be able”), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, “to agree”).^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɦaːɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ha‧gen
• Rhymes: -aːɣən

behagen

1. (transitive, formal) to delight, please, gratify

• behaaglijk
• behaagziek
• behaging

• Afrikaans: behaag
• Negerhollands: behaeg, behaegen

• behange

From Middle High German behagen, related to Old High German gihagin (“cherished”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from *hagō-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (“to be able”), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, “to agree”).^[1][2] Cognates include Dutch behagen, Old Saxon bihagon and Old English gehagian.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈhaːɡn̩/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ha‧gen

behagen (weak, third-person singular present behagt, past tense behagte, past participle behagt, auxiliary haben)

1. (literary) to be to (someone's) liking

   Synonyms: zusagen, gefallen, ansprechen

• Often used in the negative for emphasis.

  Das behagt mir gar nicht. ― I don't like this at all.

• Behagen
• behagend
• behagt
• behaglich

• “behagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “behagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “behagen” in Duden online
• “behagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

behagen

1. definite plural of behag