bestreiten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bestrīten (“to fight against”), equivalent to be- +‎ streiten. Compare English bestride. The sense “to pay” comes from the notion of “be able to cope with”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəˈʃtʁaɪtn̩] Hyphenation: be‧strei‧ten === Verb === bestreiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bestreitet, past tense bestritt, past participle bestritten, auxiliary haben) to deny (assert to be false) Synonym: leugnen to dispute, contest, controvert (oppose a proposition or call it into question by argument or assertion) to pay for, to sustain financially ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bestreitbar unbestreitbar === Further reading === “bestreiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “bestreiten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “bestreiten” in Duden online “bestreiten” in OpenThesaurus.de