bestürzen
C1to dismay / upset / shock
- English meaning
- to dismay / upset / shock
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
- Vocabulary package
- Surprise & Shock
- Dictionary
- German words with B
bestürzen in a sentence
Die traurige Nachricht bestürzte uns alle völlig.
The sad news dismayed us all completely.
Conjugation of bestürzen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- bestürzte
- Perfect
- hat bestürzt
Word family
bestürzen is built from best (best). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about bestürzen
How do you conjugate bestürzen?
Present tense: bestürze, bestürzt, bestürzt, bestürzen, bestürzt, bestürzen. Simple past: bestürzte. Perfect: hat bestürzt.
What does bestürzen mean in English?
bestürzen means "to dismay / upset / shock". For example: "Die traurige Nachricht bestürzte uns alle völlig." — "The sad news dismayed us all completely."
What level is bestürzen in German?
bestürzen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the surprise & shock vocabulary.
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