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beibringen
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See also: Beibringen
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
beibringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bringt bei, past tense brachte bei, past participle beigebracht, past subjunctive brächte bei, auxiliary haben)
- (ditransitive) to teach
- Dann wird den Kindern das Lesen beigebracht.
- Then the children are taught reading.
- Wer bringt denn dem Jungen solche Kraftausdrücke bei?
- Who's teaching that boy such swearwords?
- (ditransitive) to break (news, information) carefully to
- Dass sein Urlaub gestrichen ist, müssen wir ihm schonend beibringen.
- We have to break the news to him gently, that his vacation has been axed.
- (ditransitive) to inflict on, inflict with
- Er hat seinem Gegner eine schwere Platzwunde über dem Auge beigebracht.
- He inflicted a serious cut over the eye on his opponent.
- (transitive, formal) to bring, to provide as evidence
- Synonym: vorlegen
- Wenn Sie am Prüfungstag krank sind, müssen Sie ein ärztliches Attest beibringen.
- If you're sick on the day of the test, you must provide a doctor's note.
Conjugation
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Beibringen
- Beibringung
Further reading
- “beibringen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “beibringen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “beibringen” in Duden online
- “beibringen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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