bezeichnen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German bezeichenen, from Old High German bizeihhanen, bizeihnen, from Proto-West Germanic *bitaiknijan. Equivalent to be- +‎ zeichnen. Cognates include Dutch betekenen and English betoken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈtsaɪ̯çnən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧zeich‧nen

Verb

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bezeichnen (weak, third-person singular present bezeichnet, past tense bezeichnete, past participle bezeichnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote
    Der Impressionismus bezeichnet einen Musikstil, dessen Hauptvertreter Claude Debussy und Maurice Ravel waren.
    Impressionism denotes a style of music whose main representatives were Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
  2. (transitive) to identify with, to indicate, to describe as [with accusative ‘someone’ and als (+ accusative if active or nominative if passive) ‘as someone’]
    Der Künstler wird oft als Wunderkind bezeichnet.
    The artist is often described as a prodigy.
  3. (reflexive) to describe oneself, to identify [with als (+ usually accusative) ‘as someone’]
    Bezeichnen Sie sich als Hilfreiche?
    Do you consider yourself a helpful woman?

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