Polyglot Dictionary

anbieten

/ˈanˌbiːtn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bietet an
past
bot an
perfect
hat angeboten

Meaning

  1. to offer

    Built from an (on, at) + bieten (to offer).

    • Darf ich Ihnen einen Kaffee anbieten?

      May I offer you a coffee?

    • Darf ich Ihnen einen Kaffee anbieten? Wir haben auch frischen Kuchen.

      May I offer you a coffee? We also have fresh cake.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • an on, at
  • bieten to offer

Similar words

bieten

Anbieten is actively offering something to someone — a service, help; bieten is offering or presenting in a more general sense, like a view that "bietet" a nice sight, or bidding at an auction.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

oferecer

oferecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to offer."

Practice

1 What does anbieten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Darf ich Ihnen einen Kaffee ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anbieten?

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