Vokabahn

Verb / Adjective

befahren

to drive on, to drive along; to sail (a road, sea, strait or rail track)

B1 rank #7,108

Meanings

Verb
  1. to drive on, to drive along; to sail (a road, sea, strait or rail track)
  2. trafficked, busy (of a road: eine stark befahrene Straße)
  3. experienced, well-travelled (of a sailor)
  4. to enter (a mine shaft etc.)

In a sentence

Nur erfahrene Fahrer sollten diese Bergstraße im Winter befahren.

Only experienced drivers should drive on this mountain road in winter.

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Forms

befahren · befährt · befuhr · hat befahren (+ Akkusativ) | Adjective

befahren is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #7,108 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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