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bestechen

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German

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Etymology

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be- +‎ stechen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃtɛçən/

Verb

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bestechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present besticht, past tense bestach, past participle bestochen, past subjunctive bestäche, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bribe
  2. to win over
  3. to captivate, to impress
    Synonym: beeindrucken

Conjugation

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Further reading

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