angeben
German, verb
angeben is spelled A-N-G-E-B-E-N (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Angeben is a German verb meaning “to state, supply, give, report (data, e.g. one’s details in a form, an answer in a survey, a source for a quote)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Angeben is a different word: “gerund of angeben”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten”.
What does angeben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to state, supply, give, report (data, e.g. one’s details in a form, an answer in a survey, a source for a quote)
Bitte geben Sie Ihren vollständigen Namen an.
- 2
to show, represent
- 3
datedto inform on, to betray, grass, rat out
- 4
to brag, boast, show off
Bei seinen Kollegen gab er mit seinem neuen Auto an.
- 5
to deal the cards for the first round or (loosely) for any round
- 6
to serve
noun
- 1
neutergerund of angeben
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mitteilung machen: hinweisen, mitteilen, behaupten 2. sich wichtiger erscheinen lassen als man ist; prahlen
noun: 1. prahlende Handlung, protziges Gehabe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of angeben
- gibt an present singular third-person
- gab an past
- angegeben participle past
- gäbe an past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 5 strong
- angebend participle present
- anzugeben infinitive infinitive-zu
- gebe an first-person indicative present
- geben an first-person indicative plural
- gibst an indicative present second-person
- gebt an indicative plural present
- gebest an second-person singular subjunctive
- gebet an plural second-person subjunctive
- gaben an first-person indicative plural
- gäben an first-person plural subjunctive
- gabst an indicative preterite second-person
- gabt an indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to angeben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is angeben in German?
angeben appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).