Polyglot Dictionary

betreten

/bəˈtʁeːtn̩/

verb B1

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
betritt
past
betrat
perfect
hat betreten

Meaning

  1. to enter, to step onto

    Built from treten (to step) + be-; more formal than hineingehen.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

eintreten

betreten and eintreten are close synonyms for "to enter"; eintreten also separately means "to occur, to come about," like a situation arising.

Practice

1 What does betreten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ den Raum leise.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches betreten?

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