gestatten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gestaten, Old High German gistatōn, related to Status (“status”); see there for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃtatn̩/ === Verb === gestatten (weak, third-person singular present gestattet, past tense gestattete, past participle gestattet, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to allow Synonyms: erlauben, genehmigen, bewilligen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Gestatten, Gestatter, Gestattung gestattend, gestattet ==== Related terms ==== abstatten, bestatten, verstatten statthaft Aufenthaltsgestattung === References === === Further reading === “gestatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “gestatten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “gestatten” in Duden online “gestatten” in OpenThesaurus.de