begrüßen

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See also: begrüssen and Begrüßen

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German begrüezen, from Old High German bigruozen, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrōtijan; equivalent to be- +‎ grüßen. Cognate with German Low German begröten, Dutch begroeten, West Frisian begroetsje, English begreet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡʁyːsən/,
  • Hyphenation: be‧grü‧ßen
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Verb

begrüßen (weak, third-person singular present begrüßt, past tense begrüßte, past participle begrüßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to welcome
    Wir begrüßen euch auf unserer Webseite.
    We welcome you to our website.

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