beschließen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German besliezen, from Old High German bisliozan, from Proto-West Germanic *bisleutan. Equivalent to be- +‎ schließen. Cognate with Dutch besluiten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃliːsən/, [bɘˈʃliːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧schlie‧ßen

Verb

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beschließen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present beschließt, past tense beschloss, past participle beschlossen, past subjunctive beschlösse, auxiliary haben)

  1. to conclude, end; to terminate
    Synonym: beenden
  2. to resolve, decide, determine
    Synonym: entscheiden
  3. (archaic) to confine, enclose; to close up

Usage notes

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  • Before the 1996 German spelling reform, the past tense was conjugated as beschloß, beschlossest/beschloßt, beschloß, beschlossen, beschloßt, beschlossen, while the reformed spellings use beschloss- consistently.

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