"bestemme" meaning in Danish

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Verb

IPA: [b̥eˈsd̥ɛmˀə] Forms: bestem [imperative], at bestemme [infinitive], bestemmer [present], bestemte [past], har bestemt [perfect]
Etymology: Equivalent to be- + stemme (“to be right”), from Middle Low German bestemmen, German bestimmen (“to determine”). Etymology templates: {{af|da|be-|stemme|t2=to be right}} be- + stemme (“to be right”), {{der|da|gml|bestemmen}} Middle Low German bestemmen, {{der|da|de|bestimmen||to determine}} German bestimmen (“to determine”) Head templates: {{head|da|verbs|imperative|bestem|infinitive|at bestemme|present tense|bestemmer|past tense|bestemte|perfect tense|har bestemt|f1accel-form=imp|f1request=1|f3accel-form=pres|f3request=1|f4accel-form=past|f4request=1|f5accel-form=past|part|f5request=1|head=}} bestemme (imperative bestem, infinitive at bestemme, present tense bestemmer, past tense bestemte, perfect tense har bestemt), {{da-verb|bestem|bestemme|bestemmer|bestemte|har|bestemt}} bestemme (imperative bestem, infinitive at bestemme, present tense bestemmer, past tense bestemte, perfect tense har bestemt)
  1. (transitive) to determine, to ascertain. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bestemme-da-verb-IU1VMPHG
  2. (transitive) to decide, to decree. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bestemme-da-verb-YCSSgjoO
  3. (reflexive) to decide on a topic; to make up one's mind. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-bestemme-da-verb-SwpwJ7gz Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 7 8 79 5 Disambiguation of Danish terms prefixed with be-: 13 18 55 14
  4. (intransitive) to be in charge Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bestemme-da-verb-4CqF~wi6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bestemmelse, bestemt, forudbestemme, ubestemmelig

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bestemmelse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bestemt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "forudbestemme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ubestemmelig"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
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      "expansion": "Middle Low German bestemmen",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "3": "bestimmen",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to determine"
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Equivalent to be- + stemme (“to be right”), from Middle Low German bestemmen, German bestimmen (“to determine”).",
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    {
      "form": "bestem",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "at bestemme",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestemmer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestemte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "har bestemt",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
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        "f1request": "1",
        "f3accel-form": "pres",
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      "expansion": "bestemme (imperative bestem, infinitive at bestemme, present tense bestemmer, past tense bestemte, perfect tense har bestemt)",
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    }
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "english": "Here, the work done by gravity is found to be the sum of the work at the three linear parts of the movement.",
          "ref": "2000, Erik Øhlenschlæger, Grundlæggende Fysik 1, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 114:",
          "text": "Her bestemmes tyngdekraftens arbejde som summen af arbejdet ved de tre lineære dele af bevægelsen.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to determine, to ascertain."
      ],
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          "determine",
          "determine"
        ],
        [
          "ascertain",
          "ascertain"
        ]
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        "(transitive) to determine, to ascertain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The king commanded that bearing knives should be illegal.",
          "text": "Kongen bestemte at knive skulle være ulovlige at bære.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Or they decided that cigarets and ties should cost more, and that balloons and badminton racquets should cost less.",
          "ref": "2005, Trine May, Genreserien. Kanongode Fortællinger, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 61:",
          "text": "Eller de bestemte, at cigaretter og slips skulle koste mere, og balloner og badmintonketsjere skulle koste mindre.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "She decided that two bathhouses, one for the women and another for the men, should be built in the shadow of the chestnut tree ...",
          "ref": "2014, Gabriel García Márquez, 100 års ensomhed, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Hun bestemte at der i gården, i skyggen af kastanietræet, skulle bygges et baderum til kvinderne og et andet til mændene ...",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to decide, to decree."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestemme-da-verb-YCSSgjoO",
      "links": [
        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ],
        [
          "decree",
          "decree"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to decide, to decree."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 8 79 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 18 55 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I can't decide which tablecloth I prefer!",
          "text": "Jeg kan ikke bestemme mig for, hvilken dug jeg bedst kan lide!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to decide on a topic; to make up one's mind."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestemme-da-verb-SwpwJ7gz",
      "links": [
        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ],
        [
          "make up one's mind",
          "make up one's mind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) to decide on a topic; to make up one's mind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am in charge around here!",
          "text": "Det er mig der bestemmer her!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be in charge"
      ],
      "id": "en-bestemme-da-verb-4CqF~wi6",
      "links": [
        [
          "in charge",
          "in charge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to be in charge"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈsd̥ɛmˀə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestemme"
}
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    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish terms derived from German",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms prefixed with be-",
    "Danish verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bestemmelse"
    },
    {
      "word": "bestemt"
    },
    {
      "word": "forudbestemme"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubestemmelig"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "de",
        "3": "bestimmen",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Equivalent to be- + stemme (“to be right”), from Middle Low German bestemmen, German bestimmen (“to determine”).",
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      "form": "bestem",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "at bestemme",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestemmer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestemte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har bestemt",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Here, the work done by gravity is found to be the sum of the work at the three linear parts of the movement.",
          "ref": "2000, Erik Øhlenschlæger, Grundlæggende Fysik 1, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 114:",
          "text": "Her bestemmes tyngdekraftens arbejde som summen af arbejdet ved de tre lineære dele af bevægelsen.",
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        "to determine, to ascertain."
      ],
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          "determine",
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        ]
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        "(transitive) to determine, to ascertain."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "Danish terms with quotations",
        "Danish terms with usage examples",
        "Danish transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The king commanded that bearing knives should be illegal.",
          "text": "Kongen bestemte at knive skulle være ulovlige at bære.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Or they decided that cigarets and ties should cost more, and that balloons and badminton racquets should cost less.",
          "ref": "2005, Trine May, Genreserien. Kanongode Fortællinger, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 61:",
          "text": "Eller de bestemte, at cigaretter og slips skulle koste mere, og balloner og badmintonketsjere skulle koste mindre.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "She decided that two bathhouses, one for the women and another for the men, should be built in the shadow of the chestnut tree ...",
          "ref": "2014, Gabriel García Márquez, 100 års ensomhed, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Hun bestemte at der i gården, i skyggen af kastanietræet, skulle bygges et baderum til kvinderne og et andet til mændene ...",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to decide, to decree."
      ],
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        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ],
        [
          "decree",
          "decree"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) to decide, to decree."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "Danish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I can't decide which tablecloth I prefer!",
          "text": "Jeg kan ikke bestemme mig for, hvilken dug jeg bedst kan lide!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to decide on a topic; to make up one's mind."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ],
        [
          "make up one's mind",
          "make up one's mind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) to decide on a topic; to make up one's mind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Danish intransitive verbs",
        "Danish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I am in charge around here!",
          "text": "Det er mig der bestemmer her!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be in charge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in charge",
          "in charge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to be in charge"
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥eˈsd̥ɛmˀə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestemme"
}

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