erlauben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erlouben, from Old High German irlouben, arlouben, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną. Cognate with Old English ālīefan, ālȳfan (“to allow”). More at leave (“permission”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bm̩], [ʔɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bən]
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  • IPA(key): [ʔæɫˈɑɔbm̩] (Austrian German)
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  • Hyphenation: er‧lau‧ben

Verb

erlauben (weak, third-person singular present erlaubt, past tense erlaubte, past participle erlaubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to allow; to permit [+dative]
    Synonyms: genehmigen, gestatten, bewilligen

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “erlauben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erlauben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erlauben” in Duden online
  • “erlauben” in OpenThesaurus.de
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