hofieren

== German == === Etymology === Middle High German hovieren, from Hof +‎ -ieren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [hoˈfiːʁən] Hyphenation: ho‧fie‧ren === Verb === hofieren (weak, third-person singular present hofiert, past tense hofierte, past participle hofiert, auxiliary haben) (transitive, often figurative) to court, to pay court to [with accusative] Synonym: den Hof machen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “hofieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “hofieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “hofieren” in Duden online