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verbeißen

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See also: Verbeissen and verbéissen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verbeizen, from Old High German *firbītan, from Proto-West Germanic *frabītan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ beißen. Cognates include Dutch verbijten and English forbite.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯sn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧bei‧ßen

Verb

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verbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verbeißt, past tense verbiss, past participle verbissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bite the bit
  2. (colloquial) to bite back
  3. (reflexive, colloquial) to become engrossed, deeply absorbed [with in (+ accusative) ‘something’]
  4. (dative reflexive, colloquial) to suppress, to stifle (e.g., a smile, laughter, pain, etc.) [with accusative]

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