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schweben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German swëben, from Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną (to move), from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ- (to twist, turn around).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃveːbən/, [ˈʃveː.bm̩], [-bən]
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Verb

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schweben (weak, third-person singular present schwebt, past tense schwebte, past participle geschwebt, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. to hover, soar, float, drift

Usage notes

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  • The auxiliary is always sein when there is movement from one place to another: Die Drohne ist weiter nach Norden geschwebt. (The drone floated further towards the north.) When there is no movement or movement within a confined space, the normal choice is haben, but sein is also possible: Die Drohne hat / ist über unsern Köpfen geschwebt. (The drone hovered above our heads.)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • schweben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schweben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schweben” in Duden online
  • schweben” in OpenThesaurus.de