befleißigen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From be- +‎ Fleiß +‎ -igen. Cognate with Dutch bevlijtigen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈflaɪ̯sɪɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧flei‧ßi‧gen

Verb

befleißigen (weak, third-person singular present befleißigt, past tense befleißigte, past participle befleißigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, reflexive) to make an effort to practise, to consciously adopt [with genitive ‘something’]
    Er befleißigte sich großer Zurückhaltung.
    He exercised great restraint.

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