besprechen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German besprechen, from Old High German besprechan, besprehhan (also bisprechōn, bisprehhōn), from Proto-Germanic *bisprekaną (to speak about, discuss, blame), equivalent to be- + sprechen. Cognate with English bespeak, Dutch bespreken, West Frisian besprekke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃpʁɛçən/, [bəˌʃpʁɛçn̩]

Verb

besprechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bespricht, past tense besprach, past participle besprochen, past subjunctive bespräche, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)

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