gewöhnen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gewenen, from Old High German gawenian, giwennen, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvøː.nən/
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Verb

gewöhnen (weak, third-person singular present gewöhnt, past tense gewöhnte, past participle gewöhnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (accusative reflexive) to get used (to), to accustom oneself, to adapt
    Ich habe mich daran gewöhnt.I got used to it.
    Ich kann mich nicht daran gewöhnen.I cannot get used to it.

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Further reading

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