beheben

/bəˈheːbn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
behebt
past
behob
perfect
hat behoben

Meaning

  1. to fix, to remedy

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

flicken

Beheben is to fix or remedy a problem (often abstract, like an error or a fault); flicken is to physically mend or patch something torn or broken.

reparieren

Beheben is to fix a problem or fault (often abstract or technical); reparieren is the everyday, general word for repairing something broken.

Practice

1 What does beheben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Techniker ___ den Fehler.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beheben?

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