belegen.
to cover
Meaning & usage
to cover
to fill (a sandwich etc.)
to document, back, substantiate
to enroll for; to take (a course)
Meine Mitbewohner belegen fünf Kurse zusammen.
to bombard
to reserve (a seat, room etc.); to occupy (a building)
Er hat den Liegestuhl mit einem Badetuch belegt.
to mate with (a female animal)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German belegen, from Old High German bileggen. By surface analysis, be- + legen. Cognate with English belay.
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