biegen

Meaning

1. (class-2,strong,transitive) to bend something (to form something into a curve)
2. (class-2,reflexive,strong) to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve)
3. (class-2,intransitive,strong) to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbiːɡən/

Etymology

From Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”).