beispringen

German

Etymology

bei- +‎ springen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃpʁɪŋən]
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  • Hyphenation: bei‧sprin‧gen

Verb

beispringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present springt bei, past tense sprang bei, past participle beigesprungen, past subjunctive spränge bei, auxiliary sein)

  1. to come to assistance
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 28/2010, page 70:
      Die erste Staatspleite auf europäischem Boden seit Jahrzehnten konnte nur verhindert werden, weil die übrigen Länder der Euro-Zone dem strauchelnden Mitglied mit Milliarden-Krediten beisprangen.
      The first state bankruptcy on European soil since decades could only be avoided because the remaining countries of the euro zone came to the stumbling member's assistance with billions in credit.

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Beispringer
  • Beispringung

Further reading
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