büßen

See also: büssen and Bußen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German büezen, from Old High German buozen, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbyːsn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: bü‧ßen

Verb

büßen (weak, third-person singular present büßt, past tense büßte, past participle gebüßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pay for, to make amends for
  2. (intransitive, religion) to repent, to do penance
  3. (transitive, Switzerland) to fine
    Rauchen ist nicht gestattet und wird gebüsst ― Smoking is not allowed and will be fined.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “büßen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “büßen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “büßen” in Duden online
  • “büßen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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