erhalten

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈhaltən/,
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  • Hyphenation: er‧hal‧ten

Etymology 1

er- +‎ halten

Verb

erhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present erhält, past tense erhielt, past participle erhalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.)
    Ich habe diese Kaffeemaschine als Geschenk erhalten.I received this coffeemaker as a gift.
    Nun haben wir die offizielle Bestätigung dafür erhalten.We have now received official confirmation of this.
  2. (transitive) to receive (a rebuke, punishment, fine, prison sentence, etc.)
    Der Verbrecher erhielt eine Strafe von zwei Jahren.
    The criminal received a two year sentence.
  3. (transitive) to receive (an injury, etc.)
    Ich erhielt einen elektrischen Schlag, als ich die Kaffeemaschine anfasste.
    I received an electrical shock when I touched the coffeemaker.
  4. (transitive) to receive (information, instructions, a message, etc.)
    Wir haben gerade eine dringende Nachricht vom Präsidenten erhalten.
    We've just received an urgent message from the President.
  5. (transitive) to receive, to win (support, votes, an award, rights, a contract)
    Der Gesetzentwurf erhielt die Mehrheit der Stimmen im Senat.
    The bill received the majority of votes in the Senate.
  6. (transitive) to maintain, to keep (in a certain state)
    Bis jetzt hat mich die Medizin am Leben erhalten.
    So far the medicine has kept me alive.
  7. (transitive, dated) to save
    Gott erhalte den Kaiser!
    God save the Emperor!
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Etymology 2

Participle

erhalten

  1. past participle of erhalten: obtained, received etc

Adjective

erhalten (strong nominative masculine singular erhaltener, not comparable)

  1. surviving, extant
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Further reading

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