betreten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German betreten, from Old High German bitretan, from Proto-West Germanic *bitredan. Equivalent to be- +‎ treten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtʁeːtən/,
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Etymology 1

be- +‎ treten

Verb

betreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present betritt, past tense betrat, past participle betreten, past subjunctive beträte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to enter, to go or come into
    • 2016, 20 Minuten, «Mafia 3» – Shitstorm für Spiel, Lob für Rassismus, 16 October:
      Und wenn Clay eine Bar betritt, krallen sich die feinen Damen gleich fester an ihre teuren Handtaschen.
      And when Clay goes into a bar, the lovely ladies clutch their expensive handbags tighter.
    • 2017, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, headline, 4 January:
      Feuer in Arosa: Ermittler können abgebranntes Hotel noch nicht betreten.
      Fire in Arosa: investigators still cannot enter burned-down hotel.
  2. (transitive) to step onto, especially die Bühne - the stage, meant figuratively
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Participle

betreten

  1. past participle of betreten

Adjective

betreten (strong nominative masculine singular betretener, comparative betretener, superlative am betretensten)

  1. embarrassed
    Synonym: verlegen
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

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