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betun

[bəˈtuːn]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to care for
  2. strive for
  3. to care for, strive for
  4. To focus one's efforts or attention on something or someone. This is an older term.
Examples

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

Who looks after women and dice is headed for poverty.

Pronunciationbəˈtuːn

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis is an archaic or literary term that is rarely used in modern everyday German.

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