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Meaning of hoben | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
hoːˀbən

Definitions

  1. lots of, loads of (normally with the indefinite article and a following appositional noun)
    uninflected
  2. heap
    rare, uninflected

Examples

“Der var en hoben mennesker på gaderne.”

There were loads of people in the streets.

“1992, radio broadcast from Danmarks Radio, quoted after Den Danske Ordbog”

Alle his money was lying in a buge heap before Mads Speiser.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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