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bewenden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bewenden, from Old High German biwenten, from Proto-West Germanic *biwandijan, from Proto-Germanic *biwandijaną (to turn around), equivalent to be- + wenden. Cognate with English bewend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈvɛndn̩]
  • Hyphenation: be‧wen‧den
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

bewenden (weak or irregular weak, third-person singular present bewendet, past tense bewendete or bewandte, past participle bewendet or bewandt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to put (a matter) to rest
    es bei etwas bewenden lassen(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

  • Mostly used in the infinitive.

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Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

bewenden

  1. plural present/preterite subjunctive of bewendan

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