erteilen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German erteilen, from Old High German irteilen, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀdailijan. Equivalent to er- +‎ teilen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧tei‧len

Verb

erteilen (weak, third-person singular present erteilt, past tense erteilte, past participle erteilt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to issue to; to give to (especially orders)
    einen Auftrag erteilento give (someone) an assignment
    einen Auftrag erteilento place an order
    einen Befehl erteilento give (someone) an order
    eine Absage erteilento turn (someone) down
    eine Abfuhr erteilento rebuff (someone/something)
  2. (law) to grant

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