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besaufen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German besūfen. Equivalent to be- +‎ saufen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈzaʊ̯fn̩/ (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /b̥eˈsaɔ̯fn̩/ (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: be‧sau‧fen
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Verb

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besaufen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present besäuft, past tense besoff, past participle besoffen, past subjunctive besöffe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to get drunk

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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