ergeben

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈɡeːbən/
  • Hyphenation: er‧ge‧ben
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German ergeben, from Old High German irgeban, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgeban, Proto-Germanic *uzgebaną; cognate with obsolete English agive. Equivalent to er- +‎ geben.

Verb

ergeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present ergibt, past tense ergab, past participle ergeben, past subjunctive ergäbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to yield, produce
    Zwei Liter Teig ergeben laut dem Rezept 12 Muffins.According to the recipe, two litres of batter makes 12 muffins.
    1. (with Sinn) to make sense
      Synonym: Sinn machen
      Ihr Vorschlag ergibt Sinn.Her proposal makes sense.
  2. (reflexive) to surrender
    Er ergab sich.He surrendered.
  3. (reflexive) to arise, result, turn out
    Einige Einheiten ergeben sich durch algebraische Kombination.Some units are given by algebraic combination.
  4. (reflexive, impersonal) to happen
    Es hat sich so ergeben.It happened like this.
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Etymology 2

Participle

ergeben

  1. past participle of ergeben

Adjective

ergeben (strong nominative masculine singular ergebener, comparative ergebener, superlative am ergebensten)

  1. loyal, devoted, humble, obedient
    Antonyms: aufsässig, widerspenstig
    Ihr ergebenster DienerYour most humble servant
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Further reading

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