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mögen

Pronunciation: /ˈmøːɡən/

“mögen” is a German word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to like (something or someone)
  2. would like; to want (something)
  3. would like; to want
  4. to want to; would like to; to wish to
  5. to want; would like (similar to möchte)
  6. may (as a concession)
  7. may; might; could (expresses an uncertain possibility or condition)
  8. to be hesitant to (do something)
  9. may; be (paraphrases the optative).
  10. to be able to, can

Etymology

From Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-. Compare Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan), Serbo-Croatian moći, Bulgarian мога (moga). The modern sense of "like" developed out of a negated "nicht mögen", shifting from "to not be able to do" to "to not like doing"…

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