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bescheiden

A2 Verb / Adjective frequency rank #5,113

What bescheiden means

Verb

  1. to confer the decision or fate formally, to announce, to proclaim
  2. to accept so as to become content with

Adjective

  1. modest, humble (of a person)
  2. limited, disappointing, little (of qualities, especially success/growth)

Forms

bescheiden · bescheidet · beschied · hat beschieden | Adjective

Pronunciation

bescheiden in a sentence

Trotz seines Erfolgs blieb er bescheiden.

Despite his success, he remained modest.

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bescheiden is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #5,113 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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