beeilen

German

Etymology

From be- +‎ eilen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʔaɪ̯lən/
  • (file)

Verb

beeilen (third-person singular simple present beeilt, past tense beeilte, past participle beeilt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to hurry, to hasten, to rush
    Sie beeilte sich hinzuzufügen, dass ... ― She hastened to add that ...
    Wir beeilten uns den Gipfel zu erreichen. ― We hurried to reach the summit.
    Die Europäische Union beeilte sich diese Daten den amerikanischen Diensten zur Verfügung zu stellen. ― The European Union rushed to make this information available to the American services.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • schnell machen

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