büßen

C1

to atone / pay for / make amends for

English meaning
to atone / pay for / make amends for

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büßen in a sentence

Er musste für seine Verbrechen büßen.

He had to atone for his crimes.

Conjugation of büßen

ichbüße
dubüßt
er/sie/esbüßt
wirbüßen
ihrbüßt
sie/Siebüßen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
büßte
Perfect
hat gebüßt

Where büßen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch büezen, althochdeutsch buozen, belegt seit dem 9. Jahrhundert; voraus geht germanisch *bōt-ja- „bessern“

Words that go with büßen

abdankento abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)die Abduktionabduction / inference to best explanationdas Abendlandwestern world / occidentabgrundtiefabysmal / fathomlessdie Ablagerunga deposit / deposition (geology)das Ablebena demise / passingdie Abriegelunga lockdowndie Absetzunga (court) depositionder Absolutismusabsolutism / unrestrained powerdie Absonderungseparation / isolation / segregationdie Abstraktionabstraction / abstract artdie Absurditätabsurdity / logical contradiction

Questions about büßen

How do you conjugate büßen?

Present tense: büße, büßt, büßt, büßen, büßt, büßen. Simple past: büßte. Perfect: hat gebüßt.

What does büßen mean in English?

büßen means "to atone / pay for / make amends for". For example: "Er musste für seine Verbrechen büßen." — "He had to atone for his crimes."

What level is büßen in German?

büßen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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