befehlen
Meaning
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to command; to order (someone to do something)
- (class-4, intransitive, strong) to give orders; to be in command
- (class-4, dated, strong) to entrust
Concepts
Synonyms
dekretieren
einen Befehl weitergeben
Befehl erteilen
zuschicken
seine Bitte äußern
sein Amt zu verlassen
einen Befehl erteilen
Translations
ordenar
commander
ordinare
bevelen
ordenarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈfeːln/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German bevelhen, from Old High German bifelahan, bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan. Related to German empfehlen (“recommend, advocate”), but not German fehlen (“to be missing”).
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