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verbidden

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Dutch

Etymology

From ver- + bidden (to pray).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈbɪdə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪdən

Verb

verbidden

  1. (transitive) to persuade (by begging, prayer)
    • 1888 Genesis 25:21, Jongbloed-Bible.
      En Izak bad den HEERE zeer in de tegenwoordigheid van zijn huisvrouw; want zij was onvruchtbaar; en de HEERE liet zich van hem verbidden, zodat Rebekka, zijn huisvrouw, zwanger werd
      And Isaac prayed deeply to the LORD in the presence his wife, because she was infertile: and the LORD let himself be persuaded by him, so that Rebecca, his wife, became pregnant.

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (strong class 5, prefixed), infinitive ...

Derived terms

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German firbiotan, from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną; equivalent to ver- + bidden. Cognate with German verbieten, Dutch verbieden, English forbid, Danish forbyde, Swedish förbjuda.

Pronunciation

Verb

verbidden (third-person singular present verbitt, past participle verbueden, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to forbid, to prohibit

Conjugation

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(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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