erlauben

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German erlouben, from Old High German irlouben, arlouben, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną. Cognate with Old English ālīefan, ālȳfan (to allow). More at leave (permission).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧lau‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯bn̩

Verb

erlauben (weak, third-person singular present erlaubt, past tense erlaubte, past participle erlaubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to allow; to permit
    Synonyms: genehmigen, gestatten, bewilligen
    Essen ist in der Bibliothek nicht erlaubt.
    Eating is not permitted in the library.
    Meine Mutter hat mir einfach erlaubt, dass ich Cola trinken darf.
    My mother has just allowed me to drink cola.

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Further reading

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