belangen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑŋən

Noun

belangen

  1. plural of belang

German

Etymology

From Middle High German belangen, blangen, from Old High German belangēn, from Proto-West Germanic *bilangōn. By surface analysis, be- +‎ langen.

Pronunciation

Verb

belangen (weak, third-person singular present belangt, past tense belangte, past participle belangt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to concern, to touch a matter
    Synonyms: angehen, anbetreffen, anlangen, anbelangen
  2. (transitive, chiefly law) to prosecute, to take recourse to

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Further reading

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