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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