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German
Etymology
From be- + sorgen. Already Middle High German besorgen, Old High German bisorgēn.
Pronunciation
Verb
besorgen (weak, third-person singular present besorgt, past tense besorgte, past participle besorgt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to deal, to manage, to procure
Seine Geschäfte wurden durch einen Stellvertreter besorgt.- His operations have been managed by a proxy.
- (transitive) to get, to obtain
- Ich gehe noch mal schnell Brötchen besorgen. ― I'll go quickly and get bread rolls again.
- (vulgar) to give (it to someone), to satisfy carnally
- Er hat’s ihr richtig besorgt. ― He has really given it to her.
2011 [1998], Clara Drechsler, Harald Hellmann, transl., Drecksau, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, translation of Filth by Irvine Welsh, →ISBN:Meine beschissenen Eier jucken wie die Sau … boah … besorgs mir Baby …- My fucking balls are itching like crazy... whoa ... give it to me baby.
- (transitive, from 20th century usually officialese) to be afraid of, to worry about
1788, Christoph Martin Wieland, chapter 16, in Lügengeschichten und Dialoge von Lukian von Samosata:Übrigens hieß er uns gutes Muthes seyn und keine Gefahr besorgen; wir sollten mit allem, was wir nöthig hätten, versehen werden.- Else he hight us be of good mood and fear no danger; we should be furnished with all that we might need.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
besorgen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
besorgen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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