büßen

== German == === Alternative forms === büssen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Etymology === From Middle High German büeȥen, from Old High German buoȥen, buoȥȥen, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbyːsn̩/ Hyphenation: bü‧ßen === Verb === büßen (weak, third-person singular present büßt, past tense büßte, past participle gebüßt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to pay for, to make amends for [with accusative] (intransitive, religion) to repent, to do penance (transitive, Switzerland) to fine [with accusative] Rauchen ist nicht gestattet und wird gebüsst. ― Smoking is not allowed and will be fined. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Büßer Gebüßen abbüßen einbüßen verbüßen ==== Related terms ==== Buße === Further reading === “büßen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “büßen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “büßen” in Duden online “büßen” in OpenThesaurus.de