geloben

== German == === Etymology === From 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 === IPA(key): /ɡəˈloːbən/, /-ˈloːbm̩/ (Germany) IPA(key): /ɡ̊eˈloːb̥ɛn/, /-ˈloːbm̩/ (Austria, Southern Germany) Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧ben === Verb === geloben (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 ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== angeloben ==== Derived terms ==== Besserung geloben "to promise improvement of one's behaviour" Gelübde Gelöbnis === Further reading === “geloben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “geloben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “geloben” in Duden online “geloben” in OpenThesaurus.de