betrügen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈtryːɡən/, [bəˈtʁyː.ɡŋ̍], [-ɡən] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German betriegen, from Old High German bitriogan, from Proto-West Germanic *bidreugan. Equivalent to be- +‎ trügen. The modern -ü- in this verb chiefly follows the development in the rhyming word lügen (“to lie”). It was reinforced by the noun Betrug and by the 2nd and 3rd person-singular forms (as in lügen itself, which compare). ==== Verb ==== betrügen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present betrügt, past tense betrog, past participle betrogen, past subjunctive betröge, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to deceive (usually deliberately) Synonyms: täuschen, belügen, hintergehen, vorspielen (transitive or intransitive, also law) to defraud; to perform an act of fraud against; to swindle Synonyms: über den Tisch ziehen, übers Ohr hauen, neppen, übervorteilen (transitive or intransitive, marriage, etc.) to betray (sexually or romantically); to cheat on Synonym: fremdgehen (intransitive, games) to cheat Synonyms: mogeln, schummeln, pfuschen ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== betriegen (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== Betrügen Betrüger Betrügung === Etymology 2 === See the lemma. ==== Verb ==== betrügen form of betragen === Further reading === “betrügen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “betrügen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “betrügen” in Duden online “betrügen” in OpenThesaurus.de