toben

See also: tőben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German toben, from Old High German tobēn, tobōn from Proto-West Germanic *dobēn. Cognate with Middle Low German dōven, Alemannic German tobe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːbən/, [ˈtʰoːbn̩], [ˈtʰoːbm̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: to‧ben

Verb

toben (weak, third-person singular present tobt, past tense tobte, past participle getobt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rage, riot
  2. to clamor
    Das Publikum tobte bei der Aufführung.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (of children) to romp, frolic
    Die Kinder toben im Park.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • toben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • toben” in Duden online
  • toben” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • toben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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