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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGebe
/ˈɡeːbə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To provide or hand over something to someone.
"She decided to give her old books to the library." - 2
To allow or permit someone to have something.
"He gave her permission to leave early."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'geben' originates from Old High German 'geban', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*gibaną', meaning 'to give'. This root can be traced back to Proto-Indo-European '*gʲebʰ-', which also conveys the notion of giving or granting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gebe" is said worldwide
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donner
Transliteration: dɔne
"Elle a décidé de donner ses vieux livres à la bibliothèque."
geben
Transliteration: ˈɡeːbən
"Sie hat beschlossen, ihre alten Bücher der Bibliothek zu geben."
dare
Transliteration: ˈda.re
"Ha deciso di dare i suoi vecchi libri alla biblioteca."
dar
Transliteration: dar
"Decidió dar sus viejos libros a la biblioteca."
dar
Transliteration: dar
"Ela decidiu dar seus velhos livros à biblioteca."
देना
Transliteration: dena
"उसने अपने पुराने किताबें पुस्तकालय को देने का फैसला किया।"
给
Transliteration: gěi
"她决定把她的旧书捐给图书馆。"
주다
Transliteration: juda
"그녀는 오래된 책을 도서관에 주기로 결정했습니다."
与える
Transliteration: ataeru
"彼女は古い本を図書館に寄付することに決めました。"
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