begehen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Middle High German begēn, begān, from Old High German bigēn, bigān, from Proto-West Germanic *bigān. Equivalent to be- + gehen. Cognates include Dutch begaan and English bego.
begehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present begeht, past tense beging, past participle begangen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offense)
- Synonym: verüben
Bald stellte sich heraus, dass Paul den Mord begangen hatte.
- It was soon discovered that Paul had committed the murder.
- (transitive) to walk, to walk on, to use
- ein viel begangener Weg ― a much-used path
- (transitive) to visit, to inspect
Der Vermieter kündigte an, die Wohnung begehen zu wollen.
- The landlord announced that he wanted to inspect the apartment.
- (transitive, higher register) to celebrate
- Synonym: feiern
- ein Jubiläum begehen ― to celebrate an anniversary