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befassen.

to attend to, to deal with, to engage oneself in, to delve into

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈfasn̩/
  1. to attend to, to deal with, to engage oneself in, to delve into

    reflexive · weak
  2. to give someone the task to deal with something

    bureaucratese · transitive · weak
  3. to touch

    rare · regional · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

be- + fassen

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