German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German beahten, from Old High German biahtōn (to account for, to classify as, to bethink). Equivalent to be- +‎ achten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʔaχtn̩/
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Verb

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beachten (weak, third-person singular present beachtet, past tense beachtete, past participle beachtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to note, notice, observe
  2. to mind, heed

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: beakta
  • Danish: beagte

Further reading

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