ebnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ebenen, from Old High German ebanōn. Equivalent to eben (level) + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːp.nən/, /ˈeː.bnən/
  • (file)

Verb

ebnen (weak, third-person singular present ebnet, past tense ebnete, past participle geebnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to level
  2. (figuratively) to pave, to prepare
    den Weg ebnento pave the way

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Ebnung
  • einebnen

Further reading

  • ebnen” in Duden online
  • ebnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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