bürgen

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German

Etymology

Bürge +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏʁɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: bür‧gen
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Verb

bürgen (weak, third-person singular present bürgt, past tense bürgte, past participle gebürgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, with für (for)) to vouch
  2. (intransitive, with dass (that)) to guarantee

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Further reading

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