Vokabahn

Verb

betteln

to beg (alms), to panhandle

B1 rank #6,663

Meanings

Verb
  1. to beg (alms), to panhandle

In a sentence

Vor dem Bahnhof bettelt oft ein alter Mann um Kleingeld.

An old man often begs for change outside the station.

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Forms

betteln · bettelt · bettelte · hat gebettelt

betteln is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #6,663 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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