bewegen

From Middle Dutch bewegen. Equivalent to be- +‎ wegen.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈʋeːɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧we‧gen
• Rhymes: -eːɣən

bewegen

1. (intransitive, sometimes reflexive) to move, to be in motion

   Mijn benen bewegen.

   My legs move.

   Slakken bewegen zich maar langzaam.

   Snails move rather slowly.

2. (transitive) to move, to cause to be in motion

   Ik kan mijn benen niet bewegen.

   I can't move my legs.

3. (transitive) to budge, to motivate, to spur, to induce

   Ik kan hem maar niet bewegen om boodschappen te doen.

   I just can't get him to go to the shops.

• beweegbaar
• beweeglijk
• beweegreden
• beweging

• IPA^(key): /bəˈveːɡən/

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From Old High German biwegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move”)[1], which stems from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

bewegen (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present bewegt, past tense bewog, past participle bewogen, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to persuade; to prompt (someone to do something); to make (someone do something); to induce; to get (someone to do something)

In the sense “to persuade”, bewegen is a strong verb. In the sense “to move”, it is weak. (See below.)

Weakening of the strong verb bewegen. (See above.)

bewegen (third-person singular simple present bewegt, past tense bewegte, past participle bewegt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive or reflexive) to move; to stir

• beweglich
• bewegt
• Bewegung
• bewegungslos

• beweeën (obsolete)

From Middle High German bewegen, from Old High German biwegan. The contemporary form with -g- was influenced by German bewegen.

• IPA^(key): /beˈveːʁen/, [bəˈveːʑən]

bewegen (third-person singular present beweegt, past participle beweegt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to move something
2. (reflexive) to move