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Etymology

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From Middle High German betūren (also betiuren), a prefixation of tūren (to consider grave). Equivalent to modern be- +‎ dauern (etymology 2), the simplex of which is now archaic. Pertaining to teuer (dear, expensive). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dūren).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn/
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Verb

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bedauern (weak, third-person singular present bedauert, past tense bedauerte, past participle bedauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to regret
    zutiefst bedauern.to regret deeply.
  2. to pity

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Esperanto: bedaŭri

Further reading

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