pflegen meaning and definition in german

Verb

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third-person singular simple present pflegt, past tense pflegte, past participle gepflegt, auxiliary haben

1. to look after; to care for
2. medicine to nurse
3. with “zu” followed by an infinitive verb to perform habitually; to be accustomed [to doing something]; to be in the habit [of doing something] Ich pflege zu laufen. — “I usually walk.” Er pflegte zu reisen. — “He used to travel.”