begrenzen

/bəˈɡʁɛntsn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
begrenzt
past
begrenzte
perfect
hat begrenzt

Meaning

  1. to limit

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

beschränken

Begrenzen leans toward setting a physical or numerical boundary; beschränken leans toward restricting or confining something, as in "sich beschränken auf," to limit oneself to.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

limitar

limitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to limit."

Practice

1 What does begrenzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir müssen die Kosten ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches begrenzen?

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