verbitten

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, ver- + bitten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbɪtn̩/
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Verb

verbitten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present verbittet, past tense verbat, past participle verbeten, past subjunctive verbäte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, with dative) to not tolerate something
    Ich verbitte mir diesen Ton!(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 150:
      Aber Jadassohn krähte: „Herr Fabrikbesitzer Lauer, ich verbitte mir jede Kritik meiner amtlichen Maßnahmen!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • verbitten” in Duden online
  • verbitten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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