arbeiten

Pronunciation: /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tən/

“arbeiten” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)
to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action)
to ferment (to react, using fermentation)
to work, execute (to set into action)
to make, produce (to create)
to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work)
to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working)
to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees)
to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)

Etymology

From Old High German arbeiten, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”), from which English orphan is also derived. Cognates include Dutch arbeiden, Old Saxon arvedian, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arbaidjan).

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