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bekriegen

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈkʁiːɡən/
  • Inflections of etymology 1 always retain the long vowel ([bəˈkʁiːkt], [bəˈkʁiːçt]), whereas etymology 2 may be shortened before consonantal endings ([bəˈkʁɪçt], [bəˈkʁɪkt]), as is the case in the underlying verbs for “to make war” and “to get”.
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  • Hyphenation: be‧krie‧gen

Etymology 1

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From be- +‎ kriegen (to make war).

Verb

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bekriegen (weak, third-person singular present bekriegt, past tense bekriegte, past participle bekriegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (usually reflexive, sometimes transitive) to battle, fight, make war against
    Die beiden Herzogtümer bekriegten sich.
    The two duchies battled each other.
    An dieser Furt standen sich die bekriegenden Völker gegenüber.
    At this ford, the battling peoples faced each other.
    Bekriegt ihr euch schon wieder? Du solltest mit deiner Schwiegermutter Frieden schließen.
    Are you two battling each other again? You should make peace with your mother-in-law.
    Das Unternehmen versuchte alles, um seinen größten Rivalen am Markt zu bekriegen.
    The company tried everything to battle its biggest rival on the market.
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Etymology 2

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From be- +‎ kriegen (to get).

Verb

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bekriegen (weak, third-person singular present bekriegt, past tense bekriegte, past participle bekriegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, reflexive) to compose oneself, become calm again
    Synonym: sich einkriegen
    Lass ihn mal, der bekriegt sich schon wieder.
    Just leave him, he'll compose himself.
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Further reading

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  • bekriegen” in Duden online
  • bekriegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache