beschließen

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Etymology[edit]

be- +‎ schließen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃliːsən/, [bɘˈʃliːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧schlie‧ßen

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beschließen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present beschließt, past tense beschloss, past participle beschlossen, past subjunctive beschlösse, auxiliary haben)

  1. to conclude, end; to terminate
    Synonym: beenden
  2. to resolve, decide, determine
    Synonym: entscheiden
  3. (archaic) to confine, enclose; to close up

Usage notes[edit]

  • Before the 1996 German spelling reform, the past tense was conjugated as beschloß, beschlossest/beschloßt, beschloß, beschlossen, beschloßt, beschlossen, while the reformed spellings use beschloss- consistently.

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