ebnen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ebenen, from Old High German ebanōn. Equivalent to eben (level)-en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːbnən/, [ˈʔeːp.nən], [ˈʔeː.bnən]
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Verb

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ebnen (weak, third-person singular present ebnet, past tense ebnete, past participle geebnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to level
  2. (figuratively) to pave, prepare
    den Weg ebnento pave the way

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ebnen” in Duden online
  • ebnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Anagrams

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