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biegen.

to bend something (to form something into a curve)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbiːɡən/
  1. to bend something (to form something into a curve)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
    Diese Stange kann man leicht biegen.
  2. to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve)

    class-2 · reflexive · strong
    Die Bäume biegen sich im Wind.
  3. to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Er ist um die Ecke gebogen.
    Er biegt auf die Hauptstraße.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”).

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