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befahren.

to drive on, along; to sail; to cruise (a road, sea, strait, rail track, with any type of vehicle)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈfaːʁən/
  1. to drive on, along; to sail; to cruise (a road, sea, strait, rail track, with any type of vehicle)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    den Weg befahren
  2. to travel to

    broadly · class-6 · strong · transitive
  3. to spray, dump while driving along

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    eine Straße mit Schotter befahren
  4. to enter (a shaft etc.)

    class-6 · jargon · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

be- + fahren

adj/bəˈfaːʁən/
  1. trafficked, used, travelled-on (of a road, sea, strait, rail track, to be (frequently) traversed by vehicles)

    wenig befahrene Straßen
  2. experienced, well-travelled (of a sailor etc.)

  3. inhabited (by animals, of a burrow etc.)

    jargon
Where this word comes from

From the null-morphological past participle of the above verb.

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