befinden

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bevinden, from Old High German bifindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifinþan. Equivalent to be- +‎ finden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈfɪndn̩/, /bəˈfɪndən/ Rhymes: -ɪndn̩ === Verb === befinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present befindet, past tense befand, past participle befunden, past subjunctive befände, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to occupy a place; to be located; to be situated (transitive, formal) to find, to consider ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Befinden Befindung befindlich Befund === Further reading === “befinden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “befinden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “befinden” in Duden online “befinden” in OpenThesaurus.de