begeben

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German

Etymology

be- +‎ geben. Cognate with English begive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡeːbm̩/, /bəˈɡeːbən/
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Verb

begeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present begibt, past tense begab, past participle begeben, past subjunctive begäbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, formal) to go; to make one's way; to repair
    Er begab sich auf den Heimweg.He made his way home.
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14:
      Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]
      He went to the piano room, stroke a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again,
  2. (reflexive, impersonal) to happen
    Und es begab sich zu jener Zeit, dass ....And it came to pass in those days, that ...
  3. to issue
    Die XY AG hat eine Anleihe begeben.The XY stock company has issued a loan.
  4. (reflexive) to voluntarily renounce or relinquish
    Synonym: verzichten
    sich eines Anspruchs begebento relinquish a claim

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Further reading

  • begeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • begeben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • begeben” in Duden online
  • begeben” in OpenThesaurus.de