beschäftigen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German scheftec (active), possibly under the influence of Low German bescheftich (bustling, industrious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌbəˈʃɛftɪɡən], [ˌbəˈʃɛftɪɡŋ̍]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧schäf‧ti‧gen

Verb

beschäftigen (weak, third-person singular present beschäftigt, past tense beschäftigte, past participle beschäftigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to occupy, to keep occupied, to employ, to engage (possess or use the time, capacity or service of)
    Synonyms: anstellen, eine Beschäftigung bieten, eine Arbeitsstelle geben
  2. (reflexive) to keep oneself busy, to keep oneself occupied (with mit )
    Synonyms: befassen, widmen
    Ich habe mich heute mit dem Wiki beschäftigt.
    I kept myself busy with the Wiki today.
  3. (reflexive) to concern oneself
    Synonyms: beanspruchen, belasten

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