geloben
C1to vow / swear / promise
- English meaning
- to vow / swear / promise
- CEFR level
- German C1 vocabulary list
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geloben in a sentence
Er gelobte, immer die Wahrheit zu sagen.
He vowed to always tell the truth.
Conjugation of geloben
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- gelobte
- Perfect
- hat gelobt
Word family
geloben is built from oben (above, upstairs). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where geloben comes from
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Words that go with geloben
Questions about geloben
How do you conjugate geloben?
Present tense: gelobe, gelobst, gelobt, geloben, gelobt, geloben. Simple past: gelobte. Perfect: hat gelobt.
What does geloben mean in English?
geloben means "to vow / swear / promise". For example: "Er gelobte, immer die Wahrheit zu sagen." — "He vowed to always tell the truth."
What level is geloben in German?
geloben is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.
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