gehaben

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gehaben, from Old High German gihabēn (akin to Old Saxon gihebbian, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gahaban), Old English gehabban), from Proto-Germanic *gahabjaną. Cognate with Low German gehebben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhaːbən/, , ,

Verb

gehaben (weak, third-person singular present gehabt, past tense gehabte, past participle gehabt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, reflexive, archaic or Austria) to behave, behave oneself.
    Synonyms: benehmen, anstellen, aufführen, auftreten
    sich wie ein Kind gehabento behave like a child
  2. (intransitive, reflexive, humorous or archaic, when saying goodbye) to fare
    Synonym: leb wohl
    Gehab dich wohl!Fare thee well!

Conjugation

Further reading

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