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German
Etymology
From be- + eilen.
Pronunciation
Verb
beeilen (weak, third-person singular present beeilt, past tense beeilte, past participle beeilt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to hurry, to hasten, to rush
- Synonyms: schnell machen, dalli machen
- Antonyms: trödeln; (regional) klüngeln; (Austria) brodeln
- Sie beeilte sich hinzuzufügen, dass ... ― She hastened to add that ...
- Wir beeilten uns den Gipfel zu erreichen. ― We hurried to reach the summit.
- Die Europäische Union beeilte sich diese Daten den amerikanischen Diensten zur Verfügung zu stellen. ― The European Union rushed to make this information available to the American services.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
beeilen (
weak, auxiliary
sein)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
beeilen (
weak, auxiliary
sein)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “beeilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “beeilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “beeilen” in Duden online
- “beeilen” in OpenThesaurus.de