beherrschen

/bəˈhɛʁʃn̩/

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
beherrscht
past
beherrschte
perfect
hat beherrscht

Meaning

  1. to master, to control

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

meistern

beherrschen and meistern are close synonyms for "to master, to control," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

English

control

control is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to master, to control."

Practice

1 What does beherrschen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ drei Sprachen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beherrschen?

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