geloben
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German geloben, from Old High German gilobōn, from Proto-West Germanic *galobōn, equivalent to ge- + loben. Cognate to Low German gelowen, Old English ġelofian.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgeloben (weak, third-person singular present gelobt, past tense gelobte, past participle gelobt, auxiliary haben)
- (formal) to vow (to make a vow)
- Synonyms: versprechen, schwören
- das gelobte Land ― the promised land
- Er gelobte, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. ― He vowed to give up smoking.
- Ich gelobte ihm meine Treue. ― I pledged my loyalty to him.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | geloben | ||||
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present participle | gelobend | ||||
past participle | gelobt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich gelobe | wir geloben | i | ich gelobe | wir geloben |
du gelobst | ihr gelobt | du gelobest | ihr gelobet | ||
er gelobt | sie geloben | er gelobe | sie geloben | ||
preterite | ich gelobte | wir gelobten | ii | ich gelobte1 | wir gelobten1 |
du gelobtest | ihr gelobtet | du gelobtest1 | ihr gelobtet1 | ||
er gelobte | sie gelobten | er gelobte1 | sie gelobten1 | ||
imperative | gelob (du) gelobe (du) |
gelobt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
edit- Besserung geloben "to promise improvement of one's behaviour"
- Gelübde
- Gelöbnis
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