lohnen

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See also: Löhnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lōnen, from Old High German lōnōn.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: loh‧nen

Verb

lohnen (weak, third-person singular present lohnt, past tense lohnte, past participle gelohnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to be worthwhile
    Es lohnt sich!It's worth it!
  2. (reflexive) to pay off
    All die Mühe hat sich ordentlich gelohnt.All the effort has paid off nicely.

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Further reading

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