büßen

== German == === Alternative forms === büssen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Etymology === From Middle High German büezen, from Old High German buozen, 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 (intransitive, religion) to repent, to do penance (transitive, Switzerland) to fine 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 “büßen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “büßen” in Duden online “büßen” in OpenThesaurus.de