herhalten

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German

Etymology

her- +‎ halten

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: her‧hal‧ten
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Verb

herhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält her, past tense hielt her, past participle hergehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to serve as
    als Sündenbock herhaltenserve as scapegoat
  2. (transitive) to hold out (to move and hold something in the direction and within reach of the speaker)

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Further reading

  • herhalten” in Duden online
  • herhalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • herhalten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon