beglücken

== German == === Alternative forms === beglüken (obsolete) === Etymology === From be- +‎ Glück +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɡlʏkən/ Hyphenation: be‧glü‧cken === Verb === beglücken (weak, third-person singular present beglückt, past tense beglückte, past participle beglückt, auxiliary haben) to make happy, to delight ==== Usage notes ==== Most often found in the participles beglückend and beglückt. Otherwise literal use is formal and the subject tends to be an event. When used with a personal subject, it now usually has an ironic/sarcastic tone or there is a sexual allusion. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Beglücken beglückend, beglückt missglücken === Further reading === “beglücken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “beglücken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “beglücken” in Duden online “beglücken” in OpenThesaurus.de “beglücken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon