Polyglot Dictionary

gewähren

/ɡəˈvɛːʁən/

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
gewährt
past
gewährte
perfect
hat gewährt

Meaning

  1. to grant

    • Die Bank gewährt ihm einen Kredit.

      The bank grants him a loan.

    • Die Bank gewährte dem Ehepaar einen günstigen Kredit. Sie konnten das Haus kaufen.

      The bank granted the couple a favourable loan. They were able to buy the house.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

zulassen

Gewähren is to grant something that was asked for, often formally (gewähren Sie mir...); zulassen is the more general word for allowing or permitting something, including just not preventing it.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

deferir

deferir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to grant."

Portuguese

outorgar

outorgar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to grant."

Practice

1 What does gewähren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Bank ___ ihm einen Kredit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gewähren?

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