Verb

betreiben

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

A2 rank #2,255

Meanings

Verb

to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)
to do (sport, trade)
to pursue (a policy, a goal)
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.

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Forms

betreiben · betreibt · betrieb · hat betrieben (+ Akkusativ)

betreiben is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #2,255 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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