Vokabahn

betreiben

Vokabahn
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Verb

betreiben

to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)

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Meanings

Verb
  1. to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)
  2. to do (sport, trade)
  3. to pursue (a policy, a goal)
  4. to pursue (someone) in order to collect a debt; to dun

In a sentence

Sie betreibt ein Onlinegeschäft für Wintersocken.

She runs an online business for winter socks.

Forms

infinitive betreiben
he/she/it betreibt
simple past betrieb
perfect hat betrieben

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