Polyglot Dictionary

bewaffnen

/bəˈvafnən/

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
bewaffnet
past
bewaffnete
perfect
hat bewaffnet

Meaning

  1. to arm

    • Die Rebellen bewaffneten sich.

      The rebels armed themselves.

    • Die Räuber bewaffneten sich mit Messern. Die Polizei rückte sofort an.

      The robbers armed themselves with knives. The police arrived immediately.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

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