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bedienen

[bəˈdiːnən] verb C2
  1. to serve (transitive)
  2. to operate (transitive)
  3. to play a card according to the grouping of the first card of a trick; to follow suit (intransitive, transitive) · Du musst Trumpf bedienen. You must follow suit and play trump.
  4. to help oneself (reflexive) · Bitte bedien dich vom Brot, wenn du Hunger hast Please help yourself to bread if you're hungry.
  5. to make use of (formal, reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
bedienen
Present (er)
bedient
Präteritum (er)
bediente
Perfekt (er)
hat bedient
Infinitive with zu
zu bedienen

From the library

– Ja, letzten Sommer habe ich in einer Bäckerei ausgeholfen, wo ich jeden Morgen Kunden bedient habe.
Das Vorstellungsgespräch, p. 1 · B1

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