"bedrive" meaning in Danish

See bedrive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /bedriːvə/, [b̥eˈd̥ʁiˀʋə], [b̥eˈd̥ʁiwˀʊ]
Etymology: From be- (“on”) + drive (“to drive”), calque of Middle Low German bedrîven and German betreiben. Compare also Swedish bedriva, English bedrive, Dutch bedrijven. Etymology templates: {{af|da|be-|drive|t1=on|t2=to drive}} be- (“on”) + drive (“to drive”), {{cal|da|gml|bedrîven|nocap=1}} calque of Middle Low German bedrîven, {{cal|da|de|betreiben|notext=1}} German betreiben, {{cog|sv|bedriva}} Swedish bedriva, {{cog|en|bedrive}} English bedrive, {{cog|nl|bedrijven}} Dutch bedrijven Head templates: {{head|da|verb|past tense|bedrev|past participle|bedrevet|attributive common|bedreven|attributive definite and plural|bedrevne}} bedrive (past tense bedrev, past participle bedrevet, attributive common bedreven, attributive definite and plural bedrevne) Forms: bedrev [past], bedrevet [participle, past], bedreven [attributive, common, participle, past], bedrevne [attributive, definite, participle, past, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bedriver [active, present], bedrives [passive, present], bedrev [active, past], bedreves [archaic, passive, past], bedrive [active, infinitive], bedrives [infinitive, passive], bedriv [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], no-table-tags [table-tags], bedrivende [participle, present], bedrevet [participle, past], auxiliary verb have [participle, past], bedriven [gerund, participle]
  1. (transitive) to do, engage in (e.g. research, politics) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bedrive-da-verb-Y8wbV8rF Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 9 10 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 5 6 11 Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Danish terms prefixed with be-: 82 18
  2. (transitive) to commit (an immoral act) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bedrive-da-verb-10SxEs-j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bedrift
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bedrift"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "be-",
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        "t1": "on",
        "t2": "to drive"
      },
      "expansion": "be- (“on”) + drive (“to drive”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "bedrîven",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of Middle Low German bedrîven",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "de",
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        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "German betreiben",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bedriva"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bedriva",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bedrive"
      },
      "expansion": "English bedrive",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bedrijven"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bedrijven",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From be- (“on”) + drive (“to drive”), calque of Middle Low German bedrîven and German betreiben. Compare also Swedish bedriva, English bedrive, Dutch bedrijven.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bedrev",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrevet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedreven",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "common",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrevne",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "definite",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedriver",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrev",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedreves",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrive",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedriv",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrivende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrevet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedriven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "bedrevne",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past tense",
        "4": "bedrev",
        "5": "past participle",
        "6": "bedrevet",
        "7": "attributive common",
        "8": "bedreven",
        "9": "attributive definite and plural"
      },
      "expansion": "bedrive (past tense bedrev, past participle bedrevet, attributive common bedreven, attributive definite and plural bedrevne)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 9 10 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 5 6 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do, engage in (e.g. research, politics)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bedrive-da-verb-Y8wbV8rF",
      "links": [
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "engage",
          "engage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to do, engage in (e.g. research, politics)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to commit (an immoral act)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bedrive-da-verb-10SxEs-j",
      "links": [
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to commit (an immoral act)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bedriːvə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈd̥ʁiˀʋə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈd̥ʁiwˀʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedrive"
}
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    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish terms calqued from German",
    "Danish terms calqued from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms derived from German",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms prefixed with be-",
    "Danish verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bedrift"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "be-",
        "3": "drive",
        "t1": "on",
        "t2": "to drive"
      },
      "expansion": "be- (“on”) + drive (“to drive”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "bedrîven",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of Middle Low German bedrîven",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "betreiben",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "German betreiben",
      "name": "cal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bedriva"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bedriva",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bedrive"
      },
      "expansion": "English bedrive",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bedrijven"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bedrijven",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From be- (“on”) + drive (“to drive”), calque of Middle Low German bedrîven and German betreiben. Compare also Swedish bedriva, English bedrive, Dutch bedrijven.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bedrev",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrevet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedreven",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "common",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrevne",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "definite",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedriver",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrev",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedreves",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrive",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrives",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedriv",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrivende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrevet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedriven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "bedrevne",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past tense",
        "4": "bedrev",
        "5": "past participle",
        "6": "bedrevet",
        "7": "attributive common",
        "8": "bedreven",
        "9": "attributive definite and plural"
      },
      "expansion": "bedrive (past tense bedrev, past participle bedrevet, attributive common bedreven, attributive definite and plural bedrevne)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do, engage in (e.g. research, politics)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "engage",
          "engage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to do, engage in (e.g. research, politics)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to commit (an immoral act)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to commit (an immoral act)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bedriːvə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈd̥ʁiˀʋə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈd̥ʁiwˀʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedrive"
}

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