Polyglot Dictionary

besiegeln

/bəˈziːɡl̩n/

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

Forms

present
besiegelt
past
besiegelte
perfect
hat besiegelt

Meaning

  1. to seal

    • Sie besiegelten den Vertrag mit Handschlag.

      They sealed the contract with a handshake.

    • Mit einem Handschlag besiegelten sie den Kauf. Der Vertrag wurde später unterschrieben.

      With a handshake they sealed the purchase. The contract was signed later.

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Similar words

abdichten

Abdichten is sealing something physically — a pipe, a window, waterproofing; besiegeln is sealing in the figurative sense, like sealing a deal or someone's fate.

abriegeln

Abriegeln is sealing off an area physically — cordoning off a street; besiegeln is sealing something figuratively, like a deal or a fate.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

selar

selar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to seal."

Portuguese

vedar

vedar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to seal."

Practice

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