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See also: beâmen

Dutch

Etymology 1

Haplology of beamenen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈaːmə(n)/, [bəˈʔaːmə(n)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧amen
  • Rhymes: -aːmən

Verb

beamen

  1. (transitive, literally) to say, reply 'amen' after an uttering, notably in prayer or liturgy (especially in a responsory)
  2. (transitive) to assent to a statement
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of (weak, prefixed), infinitive ...
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English beam. Doublet of bomen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːmə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: bea‧men

Verb

beamen

  1. (intransitive) to (transport by) beam; mainly used in science fiction context
    Scotty is een meester in het beamen naar en van de Enterprise.
    Scotty is a master at beaming to and from the Enterprise.
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of (weak), infinitive ...

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈaːmə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧amen

Verb

beamen

  1. inflection of beamenen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English beam in the science fiction sense, popularised by the series Star Trek (first broadcast in Germany in 1972). The sense “to project” is a figurative use, apparently since the 1990s. Doublet of Baum.

Pronunciation

Verb

beamen (weak, third-person singular present beamt, past tense beamte, past participle gebeamt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, science fiction) to beam (transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism)
  2. to teleport
    Synonym: teleportieren
  3. (transitive or intransitive) to project with a video projector
    Synonyms: projizieren, werfen

Conjugation

Conjugation of beamen (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information infinitive, present participle ...

1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of beamen (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information perfect, singular ...

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “beamen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “beamen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “beamen” in Duden online
  • “beamen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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