beschäftigen

B1 Verb frequency rank #2,069

What beschäftigen means

Verb

to occupy, to keep occupied, to employ, to engage (possess or use the time, capacity or service of)
to keep oneself busy, to keep oneself occupied
to concern oneself

Forms

beschäftigen · beschäftigt · beschäftigte · hat beschäftigt (+ Akkusativ; mit + Dativ)

Pronunciation

beschäftigen in a sentence

Die Firma beschäftigt hundert Mitarbeiter.

The company employs one hundred employees.

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beschäftigen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #2,069 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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