begleiten

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a conflation of Middle High German geleiten and beleiten; both prefixed forms of leiten. Compare the same mixture of prefixes in Luxembourgish begleeden and Dutch begeleiden.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡlaɪ̯tən/
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Verb[edit]

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

  1. to accompany
  2. to conduct, escort

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Further reading[edit]

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