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bewältigen

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German

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Etymology

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From be- + waltig +‎ -en, in which waltig is an obsolete variant of gewaltig.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈvɛlˌtɪɡn̩/
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Verb

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bewältigen (weak, third-person singular present bewältigt, past tense bewältigte, past participle bewältigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to handle, to cope with, to get over
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 47/2010, page 87:
      Um das steigende Aufkommen beim Güterverkehr zu bewältigen, will Bundesverkehrsminister Peter Ramsauer (CSU) möglichst viel Transportgut auf die Bahn verlagern.
      In order to cope with the increasing rise in freight traffic, the federal minister of transport Peter Ramsauer (Christian Social Union) wants to shift as much cargo as possible onto the railroad.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ waltig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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