büßen

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See also: büssen, and Bußen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German büezen, from Old High German buozen, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyːsn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: bü‧ßen

Verb

büßen (weak, third-person singular present büßt, past tense büßte, past participle gebüßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pay for, to make amends for
  2. (intransitive, religion) to repent, to do penance
  3. (transitive, Switzerland) to fine
    Rauchen ist nicht gestattet und wird gebüsstSmoking is not allowed and will be fined.

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Further reading

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