Translation
to give (as a present)
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Word origin
From Old High German skenkan ('to pour a drink'), which broadened from the hospitality of pouring a guest a drink to giving in general.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- skenkan
Grammar
Examples
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My parents are giving me a new bike as a present.
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What are you giving your mother for her birthday?
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He gave her flowers as a gift.
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schenken: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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