beschäftigen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German scheftec (active), possibly under the influence of Low German bescheftich (bustling, industrious).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: be‧schäf‧ti‧gen

Verb

beschäftigen (weak, third-person singular present beschäftigt, past tense beschäftigte, past participle beschäftigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to occupy, to keep occupied, to employ, to engage (possess or use the time, capacity or service of)
    Synonyms: anstellen, eine Beschäftigung bieten, eine Arbeitsstelle geben
  2. (accusative reflexive) to keep oneself busy, to keep oneself occupied
    Synonyms: befassen, widmen
    Ich habe mich heute mit dem Wiki beschäftigt.
    I kept myself busy with the Wiki today.
  3. (reflexive) to concern oneself
    Synonyms: beanspruchen, belasten

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