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befleißen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From be- +‎ Fleiß +‎ -en.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [bəˈflaɪ̯sn̩]
    • Hyphenation: be‧flei‧ßen
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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    befleißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present befleißt, past tense befliss, past participle beflissen, auxiliary haben)

    1. (obsolete, reflexive) to endeavour, to make an effort to practise/practice [with genitive ‘something’]
      Ich befliss mich eines guten sittlichen Wandels.
      I tried to live a good, moral life.
      Ich erbte ein kleines Vermögen und befliss mich, es zu vermehren.
      I inherited a small fortune and tried to increase it.

    Conjugation

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