behängen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German behāhen. Equivalent to be- +‎ hängen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈhɛŋən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧hän‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋən

Verb

behängen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present behängt, past tense behängte, past participle behängt or behangen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to hang, to drape
    Sie haben die Wand mit riesigen Wandteppichen behängt.They hung the wall with huge tapestries.
  2. (intransitive, past participle only) to be hung, draped
    Die Wand ist mit riesigen Wandteppichen behangen/behängt.The wall is hung with huge tapestries.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • behängen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • behängen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • behängen” in Duden online