erlauben

Definitions of erlauben
  1. verb
    give as judged due or on the basis of merit
    synonyms: absegnen, bewilligen, vergeben
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    bereiten, verpassen
    cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
  2. verb
    let have
    synonyms: gestatten, gewähren, zugestehen, zulassen
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    antonyms:
    ablehnen, absprechen, abstreiten, abwehren
    refuse to let have
    type of:
    geben
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
  3. verb
    consent to, give permission
    synonyms:
    gestatten, gewähren, zugestehen, zulassen
    let have
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    antonyms:
    verbieten, verhindern, verwehren, wehren
    command against
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    aushalten, ausstehen, bestehen, dulden, erdulden, erleiden, ertragen, hinnehmen, mitmachen, standhalten, tragen
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    zuerkennen
    grant authorization or clearance for
    begünstigen
    bestow a privilege upon
    entkriminalisieren
    make legal
    erleiden, ertragen
    tolerate or accommodate oneself to
    abbrummen, absitzen, brummen
    endure to the end
    anerkennen
    approve or sanction officially
    billigen, genehmigen, sanktionieren
    give sanction to
    zulassen
    authorize officially
    beteiligen
    engage as a participant
    type of:
    akzeptieren, anerkennen, annehmen, anschließen, eingehen, tolerieren, zusagen
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  4. verb
    challenge
  5. verb
    put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
    synonyms: erahnen
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    vorhersehen
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
    ahnen, argwöhnen, vermuten
    imagine to be the case or true or probable
    tippen
    maintain with or as if with a bet
    prophezeien, voraussagen, vorhersagen
    predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
    type of:
    spekulieren
    talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
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