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beugen.

to bend something, to bow something

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɔʏ̯ɡən/
  1. to bend something, to bow something

    transitive · weak
    das Knie beugen
    das Recht beugen
  2. to bend; to bend over; to bow

    reflexive · weak
    Er beugt sich, um durch die Luke zu passen.
  3. to give in to; to cease to resist or disagree with

    figuratively · reflexive · weak
    Er musste sich der Mehrheit beugen.
  4. to inflect; to decline, conjugate, etc.

    transitive · weak
    Fast alle deutschen Maskulina auf -e werden schwach gebeugt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German böugen, from Old High German bougen, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną. In early modern German, almost fully merged with related biegen, which used to have the strong 2nd and 3rd persons singular du beugst, er beugt (compare similar archaic forms like du fleugst from fliegen). The later grammarians tried to distinguish the verbs again, though often in ways different from the (still vague) distinction that has now established itself.

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