zugutehalten

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German

Etymology

zugute +‎ halten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈɡuːtəˌhaltn̩/
  • Hyphenation: zu‧gu‧te‧hal‧ten

Verb

zugutehalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält zugute, past tense hielt zugute, past participle zugutegehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to give credit, to grant, to make allowance for something, to be fair
    Man muss der Mannschaft zugutehalten, dass sie nie aufgegeben hat.You have to give the team credit for never giving up.
    Die Richterin hielt dem Angeklagten seine jugendliche Unerfahrenheit zugute.The judge made allowance for the accused's youthful naivety.

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