bekommen
Meaning
- (class-4,strong,transitive) to receive; to get
- (class-4,strong,transitive) to catch
- (class-4,intransitive,strong) to agree with, to sit well with [with dative ‘someone’] (of food or drink)
- (auxiliary,class-4,strong) to get (with the past participle form of a verb), forms the so-called dative passive
Frequency
Hyphenated as
be‧kom‧men
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈkɔmən/
Etymology
From Middle High German bekomen, from Old High German biqueman, from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną, equivalent to be- + kommen. Cognate to Dutch bekomen, English become.
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