befassen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈfasn̩/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧fas‧sen
Verb
befassen (weak, third-person singular present befasst, past tense befasste, past participle befasst, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive, with preposition: mit) to attend to, to deal with, to engage oneself in, to delve into
- Synonyms: beschäftigen, auseinandersetzen
- (transitive, officialese) to give someone the task to deal with something
- Synonym: betrauen
- Article 259 II Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union:
- Bevor ein Mitgliedstaat wegen einer angeblichen Verletzung der Verpflichtungen aus den Verträgen gegen einen anderen Staat Klage erhebt, muss er die Kommission damit befassen.
- Before a Member State brings an action against another Member State for an alleged infringement of an obligation under the Treaties, it shall bring the matter before the Commission.
- (regional or rare, transitive) to touch
- Synonym: anfassen
Conjugation
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