betreiben

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German

Etymology

From be- +‎ treiben. A calque of Middle Low German bedrīven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtʁaɪ̯bən/, ,
  • (file)

Verb

betreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present betreibt, past tense betrieb, past participle betrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)
    Sie betreibt ein Onlinegeschäft für Wintersocken.
    She runs an online business for winter socks.
  2. (transitive) to do (sport,trade)
  3. (transitive) to pursue (a policy, a goal)
  4. (transitive, Switzerland) to pursue (someone in order to collect a debt); to dun

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Further reading

  • betreiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • betreiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • betreiben” in Duden online
  • betreiben” in OpenThesaurus.de