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German
Etymology
be- + Spaß + -en
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: be‧spa‧ßen
Verb
bespaßen (weak, third-person singular present bespaßt, past tense bespaßte, past participle bespaßt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial, transitive) to entertain
- Synonyms: unterhalten, amüsieren
2020 November 5, Daniel Gerhardt, “Ein Radio im endlosen Sendersuchlauf”, in Die Zeit:Der Musiker schrieb spooky Soundtracks für Good Time und Uncut Gems, zwei Filme, mit denen die Regisseure Josh und Benny Safdie sowohl Fans von Adam Sandler als auch Poweruser der Internet Movie Database bespaßen konnten.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
bespaßen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
bespaßen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
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