beherrschen

Meaning

  1. (transitive,weak) to master
  2. (transitive,weak) to dominate
  3. (reflexive,weak) to restrain oneself

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
be‧herr‧schen
Pronounced as (IPA)
[bəˈhɛɐ̯ʃn̩]
Etymology

From be- + herrschen. Compare Dutch beheersen and Yiddish באַהערשן (bahershn).

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