Be Verbs

Question 1

bewundern

Answer 1

to admire

Question 2

bedauern

Answer 2

to regret

Question 3

beneiden

Answer 3

to envy

Question 4

bestimmen

Answer 4

to determine, define, establish, specify

Question 5

beweisen
belegen* (QV)

Answer 5

1. to prove, verify
   2.* to attend, occupy

Question 6

behaupten

Answer 6

to claim, maintain, assert

Question 7

betonen

Answer 7

to stress, emphasise

Question 8

befallen

Answer 8

to affect

Question 9

benennen

Answer 9

to call, designate

Question 10

1. bewegen
2. sich bewegen

Answer 10

1. to move;
   to concern
2. to move (oneself); to range (eg of numbers)

Question 11

begründen

Answer 11

to justify, back up

Question 12

befragen

Answer 12

to question, ask

Question 13

bezeichnen

Answer 13

to designate

Question 14

bewahren

Answer 14

to maintain, preserve, keep, conserve, safeguard

Question 15

belasten

Answer 15

to burden

Question 16

betreiben

Answer 16

to operate, engage in, pursue

Question 17

begleiten

Answer 17

to accompany;
to monitor, follow, support ( eg studies)

Question 18

bedingen

Answer 18

to require, cause, necessitate

Question 19

befürchten

Answer 19

to fear, worry about something
(die Befürchtung)

Question 20

bedenken

Answer 20

to consider, bear in mind, remember
(das Bedenken = misgiving, concern, reservations
bedenklich = alarming
v
gedanklich = mental)

Question 21

beatmen

Answer 21

to ventilate

Question 22

bewirken
(anrichten, hervorrufen)

Answer 22

to cause, bring about, effect

Question 23

bestreiten

Answer 23

to contest, dispute, deny

Question 24

besagen

Answer 24

to mean

Question 25

beziehen (sich auf etwas beziehen)

Answer 25

to receive, obtain (to concern, refer to something)

Question 26

bescheren

Answer 26

to grant, bestow upon

Question 27

beproben

Answer 27

to sample

Question 28

beruhen (+ auf + dat)

Answer 28

to be based, founded, depend on

Question 29

beleuchten

Answer 29

to illuminate (leuchten =to shine)

Question 30

bedürfen

Answer 30

to require

Question 31

beziffern

Answer 31

to figure, estimate, quantify, number, put a number on

Question 32

bedienen

Answer 32

to operate ++

Question 33

befreien

Answer 33

to release, free, exempt

Question 34

befeuern

Answer 34

to fire, fuel, heat

Question 35

bekunden

Answer 35

to express, state, declare, profess, proclaim

Question 36

betrachten

Answer 36

to consider, regard, view, look at

Question 37

beobachten

Answer 37

to observe, watch, monitor

Question 38

berücksichtigen

Answer 38

to take into account

Question 39

beurteilen (die Beurteilung)

Answer 39

to assess, judge (assessment, evaluation)

Question 40

befürworten

Answer 40

to endorse, favour, support

Question 41

beantragen

Answer 41

to apply for

Question 42

bezichtigen

Answer 42

to accuse

Question 43

bewältigen

Answer 43

to master, handle

Question 44

begünstigen (begünstigt)

Answer 44

to favour, encourage (favoured, advantaged)

Question 45

bewerkstelligen

Answer 45

to accomplish, achieve, manage

Question 46

beschleunigen

Answer 46

to accelerate

Question 47

betätigen (sich normal betätigen)

Answer 47

to operate, activate (to do normal activities, be active as normal)

Question 48

beeinträchtigen

Answer 48

to affect adversely/impair/damage/compromise

Question 49

sich (acc) um etwas bemühen

Answer 49

to strive for something

Question 50

sich (acc) mit etwas befassen

Answer 50

to deal with, occupy oneself with, address something

Question 51

sich beschäftigen + mit

Answer 51

to occupy, busy oneself, deal (with something/someone)

Question 52

sich bestätigen

Answer 52

to prove true

Question 53

sich bewahrheiten

Answer 53

to come/prove to be true, well founded

Question 54

sich (acc) beraten

Answer 54

to consult

Question 55

sich begeben (QV) + an/nach/in

Answer 55

to “betake oneself“ -> to take/put oneself/go into/undergo (eg quarantine, retirement, treatment, danger)

Question 56

sich (acc) auf etwas/jemanden berufen

Answer 56

to invoke, refer to something; to appeal to someone

Question 57

bemängeln

Answer 57

to criticise, find fault with

Question 58

berieseln

Answer 58

to sprinkle