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varetage

Pronunciation: [ˈʋɑːɑˌtˢæˀ]

“varetage” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. look after, take care for

Etymology

From vare (“care”) + tage (“to take”). Cf. also the phrase tage vare på. From Old Danish waretaghæ (“to observe”). Cognate with Swedish tillvarata. In the modern language influenced by German wahrnehmen (“to notice, use”).

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