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begehen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German begēn, begān, from Old High German bigēn, bigān, from Proto-West Germanic *bigān. Equivalent to be- +‎ gehen. Cognates include Dutch begaan and English bego.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡeːən/
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  • Rhymes: -eːən

Verb

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begehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present begeht, past tense beging, past participle begangen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offense)
    Synonym: verüben
    Bald stellte sich heraus, dass Paul den Mord begangen hatte.
    It was soon discovered that Paul had committed the murder.
  2. (transitive) to walk, to walk on, to use
    ein viel begangener Wega much-used path
  3. (transitive) to visit, to inspect
    Der Vermieter kündigte an, die Wohnung begehen zu wollen.
    The landlord announced that he wanted to inspect the apartment.
  4. (transitive, higher register) to celebrate
    Synonym: feiern
    ein Jubiläum begehento celebrate an anniversary

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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