gehaben

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gehaben, from Old High German gihabēn (akin to Old Saxon gihebbian, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gahaban), Old English gehabban), from Proto-Germanic *gahabjaną. Cognate with Low German gehebben. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈhaːbən/, [ɡəˈhäːbən], [ɡəˈhäːbn̩], [ɡəˈhäːbm̩] === Verb === gehaben (weak, third-person singular present gehabt, past tense gehabte, past participle gehabt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive, reflexive, archaic or Austria) to behave, behave oneself. Synonyms: benehmen, anstellen, aufführen, auftreten sich wie ein Kind gehaben ― to behave like a child (intransitive, reflexive, humorous or archaic, when saying goodbye) to fare Synonym: leb wohl Gehab dich wohl! ― Fare thee well! ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “gehaben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “gehaben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “gehaben” in Duden online “gehaben” in OpenThesaurus.de