schenken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bestow verb To give something formally or ceremonially, often as an honour.
- donate verb To give money, goods, or time freely to help a cause or another person.
- gift noun Something given to someone freely, without payment expected in return.
- pay verb To give money in exchange for goods, services, or work.
Senses
schenken is used for these senses in English:
- bestow To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
- donate (ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
- gift (transitive) To give as a gift or donation.
- pay (ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.