begeben

German

be- +‎ geben. Cognate with English begive.

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(reflexive, formal) to go; to make one's way; to repair
Er begab sich auf den Heimweg. ― He made his way home.
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14:
  Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]
  He went to the piano room, stroke a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, [...]
(reflexive, impersonal) to happen
Und es begab sich zu jener Zeit, dass .... ― And it came to pass in those days, that ...
to issue
Die XY AG hat eine Anleihe begeben. ― The XY stock company has issued a loan.
(reflexive, with genitive) to voluntarily renounce or relinquish
Synonym: verzichten

sich eines Anspruchs begeben ― to relinquish a claim

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