erobern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German geoberen, oberen, from Old High German giobarōn (“to delay, overcome”), obarōn (“to delay, cancel”), also irobarōn (“to get tired, exhausted”). Related to obere (“upper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn] Hyphenation: er‧obern === Verb === erobern (weak, third-person singular present erobert, past tense eroberte, past participle erobert, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to conquer, to capture Synonyms: besetzen, einnehmen, erstürmen, okkupieren (transitive) to win Synonyms: bekommen, erfechten, erhalten, erkämpfen, erlangen, erringen, erwerben, gewinnen, kommen, sich verschaffen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Eroberer im Sturm erobern === Further reading === “erobern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erobern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erobern” in Duden online “erobern” in OpenThesaurus.de