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German
Etymology
From wahr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈvɛːʁən/
- Hyphenation: be‧wäh‧ren
Verb
bewähren (weak, third-person singular present bewährt, past tense bewährte, past participle bewährt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to show (e.g. courage)
- (reflexive) to prove oneself
2022 February 21, Pavel Lokshin, “Putin hat nun Teile der Ostukraine zum Schlachtfeld auserkoren”, in Welt.de:Putin hat nun Teile der Ostukraine zum Schlachtfeld auserkoren, wo er sich - ob militärisch oder ideologisch - gegen den Westen bewähren will.- Putin has now chosen parts of eastern Ukraine as a battlefield where he wants to prove himself - whether militarily or ideologically - against the West.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
bewähren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
bewähren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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