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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.

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