besorgen

== German == === Etymology === From be- +‎ sorgen. Already Middle High German besorgen, Old High German bisorgēn. === Pronunciation === === Verb === besorgen (weak, third-person singular present besorgt, past tense besorgte, past participle besorgt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to deal, to manage, to procure (transitive) to get, to obtain Ich gehe noch mal schnell Brötchen besorgen. ― I'll go quickly and get bread rolls again. (vulgar) to give (it to someone), to satisfy carnally [with es and dative ‘someone’] Er hat’s ihr richtig besorgt. ― He has really given it to her. (transitive, from 20th century usually officialese) to be afraid of, to worry about ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Besorgnis Besorgung besorgt === Further reading === “besorgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “besorgen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “besorgen” in Duden online “besorgen” in OpenThesaurus.de “besorgen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.