empfangen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German enphāhen, from Old High German intvāhan, from Proto-Germanic *andfanhaną. Equivalent to emp- +‎ fangen and further ent- +‎ fangen. Cognate with Dutch ontvangen, Old Saxon antfāhan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛmˈ(p)faŋən/ Rhymes: -aŋn̩ === Verb === empfangen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present empfängt, past tense empfing, past participle empfangen, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to receive (e.g. a present, a guest) (transitive) to welcome; to greet; to receive cordially (transitive or intransitive, biology) to conceive; to become pregnant (with) ==== Usage notes ==== The noun corresponding to the senses “to receive” and “to welcome” is Empfang, while that corresponding to the sense “to conceive” is Empfängnis. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Empfang Empfänger empfänglich Empfängnis Empfangszimmer === See also === erhalten === Further reading === “empfangen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “empfangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “empfangen” in Duden online “empfangen” in OpenThesaurus.de