befehlen

See also: Befehlen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bevelhen, from Old High German bifelahan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan. Related to German empfehlen (“recommend, advocate”), but not German fehlen (“to be missing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈfeːln/, /bəˈfeːlən/
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Verb

befehlen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present befiehlt, past tense befahl, past participle befohlen, past subjunctive befähle, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to command; to order (someone to do something)
  2. (intransitive) to give orders; to be in command
  3. (dated) to entrust

Conjugation

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Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “befehlen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “befehlen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “befehlen” in Duden online
  • “befehlen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German bevēlen, from Old Saxon bifelhan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈfeːlən/

Verb

befehlen (third-person singular simple present befehlt, past tense befohl, past participle befahlen, auxiliary verb wesen)

  1. To order, command.

Conjugation
Conjugation of befehlen (class 4 strong verb)
infinitive befehlen
indicative present preterite
1st person singular befehl befohl
2nd person singular befehls(t) befohls(t)
3rd person singular befehl(t) befohl
plural befehlt, befehlen befohlen
imperative present —
singular befehl
plural befehlt
participle present past
befehlen (e)befahlen, gebefahlen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms
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