leihen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German līhen, from Old High German līhan, from Proto-West Germanic *līhwan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯ən/ Homophone: Laien === Verb === leihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present leiht, past tense lieh, past participle geliehen, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to borrow Synonyms: ausleihen, borgen (transitive) to lend, loan Synonyms: verleihen, ausleihen, borgen ==== Usage notes ==== The German synonyms leihen, ausleihen, borgen are all used for “to borrow” as well as “to lend”. When both the giver and taker are named, there is no room for ambiguity: Ich habe ihm das Buch geliehen. ― I've lent him the book. Ich habe (mir) das Buch von/bei ihm geliehen. ― I've borrowed the book from him. When the above is not the case, the three mentioned verbs are generally all interpreted as “to borrow”, while verleihen is used for “to lend”: Ich habe das Buch geliehen. ― I've borrowed the book. Ich habe das Buch verliehen. ― I've lent the book (out). leihen and its derivatives are preferred in official contexts, e.g. when checking out books from a library or taking on a loan from a bank. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Anleihe Verleihgebühr === Further reading === “leihen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “leihen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “leihen” in Duden online “leihen” in OpenThesaurus.de