begeben

== German == === Etymology === be- +‎ geben. Cognate with English begive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɡeːbm̩/, /bəˈɡeːbən/ === Verb === begeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present begibt, past tense begab, past participle begeben, past subjunctive begäbe, auxiliary haben) (reflexive, formal) to go; to make one's way; to repair Er begab sich auf den Heimweg. ― He made his way home. (reflexive, impersonal) to happen Und es begab sich zu jener Zeit, dass .... ― And it came to pass in those days, that ... to issue Die XY AG hat eine Anleihe begeben. ― The XY stock company has issued a loan. (reflexive) to voluntarily renounce or relinquish [with genitive ‘something’] Synonym: verzichten sich eines Anspruchs begeben ― to relinquish a claim ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Begeben Begeber Begebung begebend === Further reading === “begeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “begeben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “begeben” in Duden online “begeben” in OpenThesaurus.de