German edit

Etymology edit

From be- +‎ treiben. A calque of Middle Low German bedrīven.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtʁaɪ̯bən/, [bəˈtʁaɪ̯bən], [-bm̩]
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Verb edit

betreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present betreibt, past tense betrieb, past participle betrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)
    Sie betreibt ein Onlinegeschäft für Wintersocken.
    She runs an online business for winter socks.
  2. (transitive) to do (sport,trade)
  3. (transitive) to pursue (a policy, a goal)
  4. (transitive, Switzerland) to pursue (someone in order to collect a debt); to dun

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Further reading edit

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