=Bechstein= ~Ludwig Bechstein (1801-1860), best known as the compiler of legends and fairy tales~ =bedauern= ~regret, deplore~ =bedenklich= ~critical, serious, dangerous, distressing~ =bedeuten= ~signify, mean~ =bedeutend= ~significant, considerable~ die =Bedeutung=, -en ~meaning, sense [_of a word_]~ =bedienen= ~[_acc._] serve, provide (furnish) with~ sich =beeilen= ~make haste, hasten (to~ zu ~+ _infin._), hurry (up)~ =beenden= ~[_three syllables_] finish, (bring to an) end, conclude~ =befahl= ~_see_~ befehlen =befand= ~_see_~ befinden =befehlen=, befiehlt, befahl, befohlen ~command, order, tell, bid (a person [_dat._] to~ zu~);~ er hat gut befehlen ~it’s all very well (easy enough) for him to issue orders~ =befinden=, befand, befunden ~find, judge;~ sich (~_acc._~) befinden ~be (found) [_in a place, condition, or situation_];~ ich befinde mich (nicht) ganz wohl ~I am (not) quite well;~ am besten noch befand sich der Hase ~the hare was indeed (in comparison with the other two) in best condition~ =befohlen= ~_see_~ befehlen =befördern= ~forward, convey~ =befreien= ~(set) free, liberate, release, deliver~ die =Befrei´ung=, -en ~deliverance, liberation; rescue; escape~ die =Befrei´ungsschlacht=, -en ~battle of [_i.e., leading to_] deliverance (liberation)~ =befühlen= ~finger, feel~ =befürchten= ~fear, be afraid (that)~ =begāb= ~_see_~ begeben =begann= ~_see_~ beginnen sich =begeben=, begibt, begāb, begeben ~betake one’s self, repair, go~ =begegnen= ~[~ist begegnet~] meet [_dat._]~ =begehen=, beging, hat begangen ~commit [_crime_]~ =begehren= ~desire, long for; ask, request;~ fort in die Fremde begehrte er nicht mehr ~he no longer desired to get away from home~ =begehrlich= ~covetous, (of eager) longing~ =begibt= ~_see_~ begeben =beginnen=, begann (begönne), begonnen ~begin~ =begrāben=, begr⸗äbt, begrūb, begrāben ~bury~ =begünstigen= ~favor~ =behāgen= ~[_dat._] suit (one’s taste)~ =behāglich= ~at one’s ease, comfortable~ =behalten=, behält, behielt, behalten ~keep, retain~ =behandeln= ~treat, deal with~ =behaupten= ~maintain; assert, contend;~ steif und fest behaupten ~declare positively, insist stubbornly~ =beherbergen= ~lodge, accommodate~ =behüt’= = behüte =behüten= ~guard, keep, watch over~ =behūtsām= ~cautious, wary~ =bei= ~_prep._ [_dat._] by, near, with, at, at the house of, in the care of, among; according to;~ die Schlacht =bei= A. ~the battle =of= A.;~ bei mir zu Hause ~at my house, in my home;~ bei uns zu Hause ~in our home (country);~ bei sich sprechen ~say to one’s self; [_time or circumstances_] on, on the occasion of, at, in, in the case of, in a state of, along with, in connection with, on, by, with, over~ =bei= ~_sep. pref._ [_expressing 1. proximity, 2. approach_] to, with~ =beid= ~[_never occurring in uninfl. form_] both;~ die(se) beiden ~the(se) two [_already associated in the mind of the speaker_]~ =bei´einan´der= ~(all) together~