empfehlen

Pronunciation: /ʔɛmˈpfeːlən/

“empfehlen” is a German word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

to recommend; to advocate
to demonstrate one’s merits, to approve oneself
to demonstrate one’s merits to (someone or something), to approve oneself to (someone or something)
to offer oneself or one’s services
to commend
to entrust
to take one's leave

Etymology

From Middle High German enpfelhen, enphelhen, entfelhen, intfelhen, from Old High German intfelhan, intfelahan, from int- + felhan (“to preserve; entrust; confide in; surrender”), with assimilation before f- (see emp-). Equivalent to emp- + fehlen and ent- + fehlen. Related to German befehlen (“command, order”), but not fehlen (“to be missing”).

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