bereuen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German beriuwen, from Old High German biriuwēn, bihriuwēn. By surface analysis, be- +‎ reuen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʁɔʏ̯ən/, [bəˈʁɔʏ̯n]
  • Hyphenation: be‧reu‧en
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Verb

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bereuen (weak, third-person singular present bereut, past tense bereute, past participle bereut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to regret, to rue
    Synonyms: bedauern, leidtun

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • bereuen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bereuen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bereuen” in Duden online
  • bereuen” in OpenThesaurus.de