nachbeten

German

Etymology

nach- + beten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːxˌbeːtn̩]
  • Hyphenation: nach‧be‧ten
  • (file)

Verb

nachbeten (weak, third-person singular present betet nach, past tense betete nach, past participle nachgebetet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (religion) to repeat a prayer (e.g. when led by a priest)
  2. (transitive, derogatory) to parrot

Conjugation

Further reading

  • nachbeten” in Duden online
  • nachbeten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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