kleben

German

Etymology

From Old High German klebēn (cleave), from Proto-Germanic *klibjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (to stick). Cognate to Dutch kleven, English cleave (cling, adhere).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkleːbm̩], [ˈkleːbən]
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Verb

kleben (third-person singular simple present klebt, past tense klebte, past participle geklebt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, with an + accusative) to glue (onto)
  2. (intransitive, with an + dative) to stick (to)
  3. (intransitive) to be sticky

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