beherrschen

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German

Etymology

From be- +‎ herrschen. Compare Dutch beheersen and Yiddish באַהערשן (bahershn).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: be‧herr‧schen

Verb

beherrschen (weak, third-person singular present beherrscht, past tense beherrschte, past participle beherrscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to master
  2. (transitive) to dominate
  3. (reflexive) to restrain oneself

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