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entbehren
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German
Etymology
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
Verb
entbehren (weak, third-person singular present entbehrt, past tense entbehrte, past participle entbehrt, auxiliary haben)
- to do without, to dispense with
- to be deprived of
- to be without, to lack, to miss [with genitive ‘someone/something’]
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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