Polyglot Dictionary

erbitten

/ɛɐ̯ˈbɪtn̩/

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
erbittet
past
erbat
perfect
hat erbeten

Meaning

  1. to request

    Built from er- ((get)) + bitten (to ask).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • er- (get)
  • bitten to ask

Similar words

anfordern

Anfordern is formally requesting or requisitioning something, often in a business or official context; erbitten is politely asking for something, more personal, as in "um Verzeihung erbitten," to beg forgiveness.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

requerer

requerer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to request."

Portuguese

solicitar

solicitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to request."

Practice

1 What does erbitten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir ___ Ihre Antwort bis Freitag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erbitten?

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