beugen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to bend something, to bow something
- (reflexive, weak) to bend; to bend over; to bow
- (figuratively, reflexive, weak) to give in to; to cease to resist or disagree with
- (transitive, weak) to inflect; to decline, conjugate, etc.
Concepts
Synonyms
niederbiegen
Rückzieher machen
spuren
klein beigeben
sich beugen
sich biegen
Waffen strecken
Flinte ins Korn werfen
Feld räumen
auf sich beruhen lassen
aufstecken
bewenden lassen
Translations
buigen
courber
doblar
piegare
dobrar
flectereFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔʏ̯ɡən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German böugen, from Old High German bougen, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną. In early modern German, almost fully merged with related biegen, which used to have the strong 2nd and 3rd persons singular du beugst, er beugt (compare similar archaic forms like du fleugst from fliegen). The later grammarians tried to distinguish the verbs again, though often in ways different from the (still vague) distinction that has now established itself.
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