ˈleːbn̩
#90 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to live; to be alive
Word origin
From Old High German lebēn, from the same Germanic root as English live.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- lebēn
- English cognates
- live
Grammar
Verb typeweak, regular
Examples
Großeltern Land.
My grandparents live in the country.
Wovon lebst eigentlich?
What do you actually live on?
lange Spanien .
He lived in Spain for a long time.
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