GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

hegen

harbour a feeling or thought

Sie hegt die Hoffnung, irgendwann wieder selbstständig zu arbeiten, möchte den nächsten Schritt aber erst gehen, wenn ihre Kräfte dafür ausreichen.

She harbours the hope of working independently again someday but only wants to take the next step when she has enough strength for it.

tend; nurture

Den kleinen Obstbaum hegte er über Jahre, bis er endlich Früchte trug, die allerdings schon kurz vor der Ernte von Vögeln entdeckt wurden.

He tended the little fruit tree for years until it finally bore fruit, which birds discovered just before the harvest.

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