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begleiten

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German begleiten (14th c.), from an underlying (apparently unattested) *begeleiten, a confluence of beleiten and geleiten, both prefixed forms of leiten (to lead). Compare Dutch begeleiden. Sometimes reanalyzed as be- +‎ Geleit (escort) +‎ -en (with syncope as in begnügen from genug).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡlaɪ̯tən/
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Verb

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begleiten (weak, third-person singular present begleitet, past tense begleitete, past participle begleitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to accompany
  2. to conduct, escort

Conjugation

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  • By analogy with unrelated gleiten (to glide), a past participle beglitten may be formed. This is rare and typically humorous, but occasionally a genuine hypercorrection.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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