schützen

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See also: Schutzen and Schützen

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German schützen (to protect, literally to dam up, contain), either from the root of schießen (to shoot (advance a barrier)) or schütten (to pour (pile up a protective wall)). Cognate with English shut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʏ.t͡sn̩/, /ˈʃʏ.t͡sən/
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  • Hyphenation: schüt‧zen
  • Rhymes: -ʏt͡sn̩

Verb

schützen (weak, third-person singular present schützt, past tense schützte, past participle geschützt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard
    Die Götter schützen die guten Leute.
    Gods protect good people.
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 27/2010, page 32:
      Von den Leibwächtern wird erwartet, dass sie die Politiker mit ihrem Körper schützen.
      Bodyguards are expected to protect the politicians with their bodies.
  2. (transitive) to cover
  3. (reflexive) to protect oneself

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Further reading

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