Polyglot Dictionary

bekämpfen

/bəˈkɛmpfn̩/

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 Military Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bekämpft
past
bekämpfte
perfect
hat bekämpft

Meaning

  1. to fight (against), to combat

    • Wir müssen die Armut bekämpfen.

      We must fight poverty.

    • Man kann die Krankheit mit Medikamenten bekämpfen. Früh erkannt, ist sie gut heilbar.

      You can fight the disease with medication. Detected early, it is easily curable.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

wehren

Sich wehren is to resist or defend oneself, a reaction to something; bekämpfen is to actively fight against something, which can be proactive.

Practice

1 What does bekämpfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir müssen die Armut ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bekämpfen?

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