bezeichnen

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German

Etymology

be- +‎ zeichnen. Compare English betoken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtsaɪ̯çnən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧zeich‧nen

Verb

bezeichnen (weak, third-person singular present bezeichnet, past tense bezeichnete, past participle bezeichnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote
    Der Impressionismus bezeichnet einen Musikstil, dessen Hauptvertreter Claude Debussy und Maurice Ravel waren.
    Impressionism denotes a style of music whose main representatives were Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
  2. (transitive) to identify with, to indicate, to describe as
    Der Künstler wird oft als Wunderkind bezeichnet.
    The artist is often described as a prodigy.
  3. (reflexive) to describe oneself, to identify (als as)
    Bezeichnen Sie sich als Hilfreiche?
    Do you consider yourself a helpful woman?

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