benehmen

See also: Benehmen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German benëmen, from Old High German bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną. Equivalent to be- + nehmen. Compare English benim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈneːmn̩/, /bəˈneːmən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧neh‧men

Verb

benehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present benimmt, past tense benahm, past participle benommen, past subjunctive benähme, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, copulative) to behave, to act, to conduct oneself (a certain way)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • benehmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • benehmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • benehmen” in Duden online
  • benehmen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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