Vokabahn

bestreiten

C1 Verb frequency rank #4,594

What bestreiten means

Verb

  1. to deny (assert to be false)
  2. to dispute, contest, controvert (oppose a proposition or call it into question by argument or assertion)
  3. to pay for, to sustain financially

Forms

bestreiten · bestreitet · bestritt · hat bestritten

Pronunciation

bestreiten in a sentence

Der Philosoph bestritt die Existenz unveräußerlicher Menschenrechte.

The philosopher disputed the existence of inalienable human rights.

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bestreiten is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #4,594 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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