bebauen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German bebūwen, from Old High German bibūan, bibūwan, bibūen, bibūwen. Equivalent to be- +‎ bauen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈbaʊ̯ən]
  • Hyphenation: be‧bau‧en
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Verb

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bebauen (weak, third-person singular present bebaut, past tense bebaute, past participle bebaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to build a building in (a free piece of land); to develop
    Die Lücke zwischen den Häusern könnte man mit einem Wohngebäude bebauen.
    A residential building could be built in between the gap between the two houses.
  2. (transitive) to cultivate
    Synonym: anbauen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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