gewähren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accord noun A formal agreement, especially between countries or groups.
- afford verb To have enough money, time, or resources for something.
- grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
- impart verb To pass on knowledge, advice, or a quality to someone.
- vouchsafe verb To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
- yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
Senses
gewähren is used for these senses in English:
- accord (transitive) To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
- afford (obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
- grant (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
- impart (transitive) To give a part or to share.
- vouchsafe To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
- yield (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.
accord — full definition
- noun A formal agreement, especially between countries or groups.
- verb To be in agreement or match with something.
afford — full definition
- verb To have enough money, time, or resources for something.
- verb To be able to do something without unacceptable risk or consequence.