Polyglot Dictionary

verbitten

/fɛɐ̯ˈbɪtn̩/

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
reflexive

Forms

present
verbittet sich
past
verbat sich
perfect
hat sich verbeten

Meaning

  1. to refuse to tolerate

    • Ich verbitte mir diesen Ton.

      I won't tolerate that tone.

    • Ich verbitte mir diesen Ton! Sprich bitte höflicher mit mir.

      I will not tolerate that tone! Please speak to me more politely.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

dulden

sich verbitten means "to refuse to tolerate"; dulden means "to tolerate" — an opposite direction pair worth knowing together.

Practice

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