Verb
bestreiten
to deny (assert to be false)
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Meanings
Verb
- to deny (assert to be false)
- to dispute, contest, controvert (oppose a proposition or call it into question by argument or assertion)
- to pay for, to sustain financially
In a sentence
Der Philosoph bestritt die Existenz unveräußerlicher Menschenrechte.
The philosopher disputed the existence of inalienable human rights.
Forms
infinitive
bestreiten
he/she/it
bestreitet
simple past
bestritt
perfect
hat bestritten