See also: büssen and Bußen

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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 gebüsstSmoking is not allowed and will be fined.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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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