büßen
C1to atone / pay for / make amends for
- English meaning
- to atone / pay for / make amends for
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
- Dictionary
- German words with B
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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