besuchen

From Middle High German besuochen (“to seek, use, visit, investigate”), from Old High German bisuohhen (“to examine, check, try, inquire”). By surface analysis, be- +‎ suchen. Cognate with Dutch bezoeken (“to visit, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”), English beseech (“to beg, enquire”).

• IPA^(key): /bəˈzuːxn̩/, /bəˈzuːxən/

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besuchen (weak, third-person singular present besucht, past tense besuchte, past participle besucht, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to visit, to see

   Wir haben heute unsere Mama in der Seniorenwohnanlage besucht.

   We visited our mom in the retirement home today.

2. (transitive) to attend

   Er besuchte das Düsseldorfer Gymnasium.

   He attended the high school of Düsseldorf.

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• “besuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “besuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “besuchen” in Duden online
• “besuchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.