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German
Etymology
From be- + Mühe + -en. Compare Dutch bemoeien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈmyːən/
- Hyphenation: be‧mü‧hen
Verb
bemühen (weak, third-person singular present bemüht, past tense bemühte, past participle bemüht, auxiliary haben)
- (accusative reflexive) to make an effort
- Synonyms: sich Mühe geben, sich anstrengen
- Ich kann nichts versprechen, aber ich werde mich bemühen. ― I can't promise anything, but I'll make an effort.
- (accusative reflexive) to trouble oneself
- Synonyms: sich belasten, sich beschäftigen, sich kümmern, sich bekümmern, sich quälen
- Bitte, bemühen Sie sich nicht! ― Please, don't trouble yourself!
- Bemüh dich doch nicht damit, was andere sagen. ― Don't trouble yourself with what others say.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
bemühen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
bemühen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bemühen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bemühen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “bemühen” in Duden online
- “bemühen” in OpenThesaurus.de