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German

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DEGerman
betun[bəˈtuːn]
verb
To focus one's efforts or attention on something or someone. This is an older term.

“Wer sich mit Weibern und Würfeln bethut, ist auf dem Wege zur Armuth.”

Who looks after women and dice is headed for poverty.

Also means
  1. to care for
  2. strive for
  3. to care for, strive for

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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