bewegen
to move, to stir
English translations
- 01
move
- 02
act
- 03
stir
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich von einem Ort zum anderen verschieben; etwas oder jemanden dazu bringen, sich zu bewegen.
- English meaning
- To move
- Synonym
- verschieben, verlagern
- German example
- Der Wind bewegt die Blätter.
- English example
- The wind moves the leaves.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich bewege du bewegst er/sie/es ich bewegt wir bewegen ihr beweget sie bewegen
- Past Participle
- ich habe bewogen du hast bewogen er/sie/es hat bewogen wir haben bewogen ihr habt bewogen sie haben bewogen
- Past
- ich bewog du bewogst er/sie/es bewog wir bewogen ihr bewogt sie bewogen
Related words
- bewegend
Moving
- umherbewegen
To wander around
- fortbewegen
to move
- herumbewegen
To move around means to move something or oneself from one place to another, often aimlessly or restlessly.
- Dankesrede
Acceptance speech
- Freizügigkeit
freedom of movement
- Rollstuhlfahrer
Wheelchair user, a person who uses a wheelchair for mobility.
- fallen
to fall
- Wortgewalt
Power of words
- wiegen
to weigh, to rock
- hasten
to hurry
- rennen
run
- fahren
To drive
- Auslauf
Run; Expiry
- laufen
To run
- klettern
to climb
- Bildschirmschoner
Screensaver
- kommen
To come
- vorstoßen
To advance forcefully or resolutely; to penetrate into an area.
- ziehen
to pull
- umlaufen
orbit, bypass
- fliegen
to fly
- rollen
To roll means to move by turning over and over or to move something in this way.
- heben
To lift
- richten
to direct, to align
- werfen
throw
- tanzen
to dance
- winken
Wave
- gleiten
to glide, to slide
- schwimmen
to swim
- klimmen
to climb
- schiffen
To ship, to sail
- robben
To crawl, to move on one's belly
- fliessen
to flow
- fließen
To flow
- hüpfen
to hop
- treiben
to do
- tragen
To carry
- drehen
to turn, to rotate
- steigen
to rise
- atmen
to breathe
- walzen
to roll
- rummeln
To bustle
- reiben
To rub means to move something back and forth with pressure, to clean, warm, or grind it.
- schwingen
To swing means to move rhythmically back and forth or to move something in an arc-shaped motion.
- wellen
Waves are moving disturbances on the surface of water or other mediums.
- drücken
To press
- hinken
to limp
- gehen
To go
Example sentences with “bewegen”
Wir müssen uns bewegen. (We have to move.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'bewegen' a strong or weak verb?
It is generally a weak verb, though it has an archaic strong form used in literary contexts.