German

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Etymology

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From bei- +‎ legen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡŋ̩], [ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡən]
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  • Hyphenation: bei‧le‧gen

Verb

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beilegen (weak, third-person singular present legt bei, past tense legte bei, past participle beigelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to enclose (with a letter)
  2. to attach (importance)
  3. (transitive) to settle, to resolve (a dispute)
    Synonyms: beenden, begraben

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • beilegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • beilegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • beilegen” in Duden online
  • beilegen” in OpenThesaurus.de