entbehren

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German enbern, from Old High German inberan. Equivalent to the prefix ent- +‎ *behren, an obsolete verb ultimately from the root of gebären (to give birth). Cognate with Luxembourgish entbieren, Dutch ontberen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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entbehren (weak, third-person singular present entbehrt, past tense entbehrte, past participle entbehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to do without, to dispense with
  2. to be deprived of
  3. (+ genitive) to be without, to lack, to miss

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • entbehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • entbehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • entbehren” in Duden online
  • entbehren” in OpenThesaurus.de