fortgeben

See also: Fortgeben

German

Etymology

fort- +‎ geben. Cognate with Dutch voortgeven and English give forth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔʁtˌɡeːbən], [-bm̩]
  • Hyphenation: fort‧ge‧ben

Verb

fortgeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt fort, past tense gab fort, past participle fortgegeben, past subjunctive gäbe fort, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dated, literary) to give away something, to relinquish something
    Synonym: weggeben

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