bedingen

Dutch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Equivalent to be- + dingen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɪŋə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧din‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

bedingen

  1. (transitive) to claim rights to something through negotiation; to stipulate

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

  • bedinging
  • voorbedingen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), synchronically be- + dingen. The modern senses are influenced by and almost a back-formation from Bedingung (condition).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɪŋən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧din‧gen

Verb

bedingen (weak, third-person singular present bedingt, past tense bedingte, past participle bedingt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to have agreed upon as a contractual term
    Near-synonyms: vereinbaren, sich geeinigt haben über, stipulieren, aushandeln
  2. to require, have as a prerequisite or condition
    Near-synonyms: voraussetzen, zur Voraussetzung haben, erfordern
    Eine Jahressonderzahlung bedingt überdurchschnittlichen Einsatz.
    A yearly bonus requires/is conditional upon above-average effort.
    Motivation und Erfolg bedingen sich gegenseitig.
    Motivation and success are prerequisites for each other.
  3. (proscribed) to cause
    Near-synonyms: bewirken, verursachen, veranlassen, vermögen, zur Folge haben
    Der Stau auf der A1 bedingt eine längere Verspätung.
    The traffic jam on the A1 is causing a rather long delay.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

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