bestechen
B2to bribe
- English meaning
- to bribe
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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bestechen in a sentence
Der Politiker versuchte, den Beamten zu bestechen.
The politician tried to bribe the official.
Conjugation of bestechen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- bestach
- Perfect
- hat bestochen
Word family
bestechen is built from best (best). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where bestechen comes from
etymologisch: zu stechen; ursprünglich aus dem Bergbau im Sinne von „[Gestein] durch Hineinstechen untersuchen“, hierzu dann [1] im Sinne von „auf die Probe stellen“; [2] ab dem 18. Jahrhundert zu [1] :strukturell:
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Questions about bestechen
How do you conjugate bestechen?
Present tense: bestäche, bestichst, besticht, bestechen, bestecht, bestechen. Simple past: bestach. Perfect: hat bestochen.
What does bestechen mean in English?
bestechen means "to bribe". For example: "Der Politiker versuchte, den Beamten zu bestechen." — "The politician tried to bribe the official."
What level is bestechen in German?
bestechen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the crime & police vocabulary.
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