verleihen

A2 Verb frequency rank #4,066

What verleihen means

Verb

to award (someone an honor, a medal, etc); to confer (a title or degree upon someone)
to lend (something to someone, for a finite period of time)
to vest (a power in someone), to give (a right to someone)
to give (an attribute to something)

Forms

verleihen · verleiht · verlieh · hat verliehen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

verleihen in a sentence

Er hat diesem Unteroffizier das Eiserne Kreuz verliehen.

He awarded the non-commissioned officer the Iron Cross.

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verleihen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #4,066 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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