Polyglot Dictionary

behüten

/bəˈhyːtn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
behütet
past
behütete
perfect
hat behütet

Meaning

  1. to protect

    • Gott behüte dich!

      God protect you!

    • Gott behüte dich auf deiner Reise. Melde dich, wenn du angekommen bist.

      May God protect you on your journey. Get in touch when you have arrived.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

schützen

Behüten carries a warmer, nurturing connotation, like watching over and protecting a child; schützen is the general, more neutral word for protecting anything.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

proteger

proteger is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to protect."

Portuguese

tutelar

tutelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to protect."

Practice

1 What does behüten mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches behüten?

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