entbinden
German, verb/ɛntˈbɪn.dən/
entbinden is spelled E-N-T-B-I-N-D-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,795th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entbinden is a German verb meaning “to see a woman through childbirth; to deliver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Kind zur Welt bringen”.
What does entbinden mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedto see a woman through childbirth; to deliver
Die Frau wurde von einem kleinen Mädchen entbunden.
- 2
to give birth; referring to labour, excluding pregnancy
Die Frau hat entbunden.
- 3
to give birth to a child
Die Frau hat ein kleines Mädchen entbunden.
- 4
to free (someone) from a duty; to release; to exempt
Ich entbinde Sie von Ihrer Schweigepflicht.
- 5
to dismiss, to discharge
Er wurde seines Amtes entbunden.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Kind zur Welt bringen 2. jemanden von einer Aufgabe/Pflicht befreien/freisetzen
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 entbinden
- entbindet present singular third-person
- entband past
- entbunden participle past
- entbände past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- entbindend participle present
- entbinde first-person indicative present
- entbindest indicative present second-person
- entbanden first-person indicative plural
- entbänden first-person formal plural
- entbandest indicative preterite second-person
- entbandst indicative preterite second-person
- entbandet indicative plural preterite
- entbändest formal rare second-person
- entbändet formal plural rare
- entbind imperative second-person singular
- entbind! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entbinden?
- /ɛntˈbɪn.dən/
- [ɛntˈbɪndn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to entbinden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entbinden in German?
entbinden appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).