Polyglot Dictionary

mitbekommen

/ˈmɪtbəˌkɔmən/

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

Forms

present
bekommt mit
past
bekam mit
perfect
hat mitbekommen

Meaning

  1. to notice, to catch on

    Built from mit (along, with) + bekommen (to get).

    • Hast du das mitbekommen?

      Did you catch that?

    • Ich habe von dem Streit nichts mitbekommen. Ich war gar nicht da.

      I did not notice anything about the argument. I was not there at all.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • mit along, with
  • bekommen to get

Similar words

bemerken

bemerken and mitbekommen are close synonyms for "to notice," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does mitbekommen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hast du das ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mitbekommen?

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