haften
to stick, to be liable (legal)
English translations
- 01
to adhere
- 02
to stick
- 03
to be liable
- 04
to be responsible
Word details
- German meaning
- Verantwortlich sein für etwas; rechtlich belangt werden können.
- English meaning
- To be liable
- Synonym
- kleben, festhalten
- German example
- Der Verursacher haftet für den Schaden.
- English example
- The person responsible is liable for the damage.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich hafte du haftest er/sie/es ich haftet wir haften ihr haftet sie haften
- Past Participle
- ich habe gehaftet du hast gehaftet er/sie/es hat gehaftet wir haben gehaftet ihr habt gehaftet sie haben gehaftet
- Past
- ich haftete du haftetest er/sie/es haftete wir hafteten ihr haftetet sie hafteten
Related words
- Haftentschädigung
Compensation for wrongful imprisonment
- Geowissenschaften
geosciences, earth sciences
- kundschaften
Reconnoiter, scout
- bewirtschaften
To cultivate
- auskundschaften
To scout out means to secretly observe or explore something or someone in order to gather information.
- anhaften
Adhere
- herunterwirtschaften
To run down, to mismanage
- abwirtschaften
to mismanage, to run down
- verhaften
to arrest
- erwirtschaften
to generate, to earn
- wirtschaften
To manage resources means to use them sparingly and efficiently to achieve a specific goal.
- Kurzbotschaftendienst
Short message service
- unternehmerisch
Entrepreneurial
- topologisch
Topological refers to topology, an area of mathematics that deals with the properties of spaces that do not change under continuous deformations.
- feminin
Feminine
- onkelhaft
Uncle-like
- metallen
Metallic
- morphemisch
Morphemic means that something concerns or is based on the properties or structure of morphemes.
- spektral
Spectral
- quasichemisch
Quasi-chemical
- weibisch
effeminate
- aristokratisch
aristocratic
- bindig
Cohesive means that a substance, especially soil, has the property of holding together well and exhibiting a certain strength.
- nichtmagnetisierbar
Non-magnetizable
- nichtmetallisch
Non-metallic
- gusseisern
Cast iron means that something is made of cast iron or has the properties of cast iron, such as robustness and hardness.
- charakterlos
Unprincipled, spineless
- goldartig
Gold-like
- halbmetallisch
Metalloid
- metallähnlich
Metallic-like
- chlorähnlich
Chlorine-like
- photoaktiv
Photoactive
- stereochemisch
Stereochemical
- zulegiert
Alloyed means that a metal has been alloyed with one or more other elements to change or improve its properties.
- markentypisch
Brand-typical describes characteristics or features that are characteristic of a particular brand.
- cineastisch
Cinematic
- fischartig
Fish-like
- heringsähnlich
herring-like
- gyromagnetisch
Gyromagnetic
- legiert
Alloyed
- holografisch
Holographic
- korkig
Corked
- lamarckistisch
Lamarckian
- schattenhaft
Shadowy
- straßenköterblond
Dishwater blonde
- symphonisch
Symphonic
- tyrrhenisch
Tyrrhenian
- gattungsspezifisch
Genus-specific
- pyromagnetisch
Pyromagnetic means that a material exhibits magnetic properties depending on its temperature.
Example sentences with “haften”
Für Schäden müssen Sie haften. (You must be liable for damages.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the noun form of 'haften'?
The noun is 'die Haftung' (liability).