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bewegen

move

verb be-VAY-gen Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

persuade

Usage Note

bewegen has two patterns: weak (bewegte) for physical movement, but strong (bewog) when it means to 'induce' someone to do something. Reflexively, sich bewegen is the everyday way to say you 'get some exercise'.

Examples

"Bitte bewegen Sie sich nicht."

Natural Translation

Please don't move.

Literal Translation

Please move you yourself not.

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