wahren

See also: währen

German

Etymology

Middle High German warn, waren, from Old High German warōn, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *warōną. Related to Old High German biwarōn, from wara (attention). Compare German bewahren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaːʀən]
  • Hyphenation: wah‧ren
  • Homophone: waren

Verb

wahren (third-person singular simple present wahrt, past tense wahrte, past participle gewahrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to protect, to safeguard
  2. to maintain, to preserve

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