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German
Etymology
From Middle High German spenden, from Old High German spentōn (“to consume, use, spend”), from Proto-West Germanic *spendōn (“to spend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛndən/
- Hyphenation: spen‧den
Verb
spenden (weak, third-person singular present spendet, past tense spendete, past participle gespendet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, transitive, ditransitive) to donate, to give as charity
Blut spenden.- to donate blood.
Er spendete seiner Schwester eine Niere.- He donated a kidney to his sister.
Der Erlös des Benefizkonzerts wird einem Kinderhilfswerk gespendet.- The proceeds of the benefit concert will be donated to a children's charity.
- (transitive, ditransitive, figurative, with certain nouns, otherwise poetic) To cause the action implied by a noun to take place.
- Beifall, Applaus spenden ― to applaud, to give applause
- Trost spenden ― to console, to give consolation
- Lob spenden ― to praise, to give praise
- (transitive, ditransitive) to provide
Der Baum spendet Schatten.- The tree provides shade.
Die Sonne spendet der Erde Licht und Wärme.- The sun provides light and warmth to the earth.
- (transitive, Christianity) to administer (a sacrament)
Der Priester spendet die Taufe.- The priest performs the baptism.
Der Erzbischof spendete den Segen.- The archbishop gave the blessing.
- (transitive or intransitive, archaic) to spend generously; to treat to
Usage notes
- The corresponding noun is Spende in the sense of “donation”, Spendung in other senses (e.g. the Christian one).
Conjugation
Conjugation of
spenden (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
spenden (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Synonyms
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Further reading
- “spenden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “spenden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “spenden” in Duden online
- “spenden” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English spendan, from Proto-West Germanic *spendōn.
Pronunciation
Verb
spenden
- to spend
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) spenden, spende
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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spende
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spended, spente
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| 2nd-person singular
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spendest
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spendedest, spentest
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| 3rd-person singular
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spendeth
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spended, spente
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| subjunctive singular
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spende
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| imperative singular
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| plural1
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spenden, spende
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spendeden, spendede, spenten, spente
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| imperative plural
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spendeth, spende
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| participles
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spendynge, spendende
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spended, spent, yspended, yspent
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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