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besorgen

/bəˈzɔrɡən/ verb B1
  1. to take care of, deal with, to manage (transitive) · Den Abwasch besorgt das Hausmädchen. The maid takes care of the dishwashing.· Seine Geschäfte wurden durch einen Stellvertreter besorgt. His operations have been managed by a proxy.
  2. to find and obtain (something), to procure with some effort or difficulty (transitive) · Er hat mir die Ersatzteile aus Tschechien besorgt. He got the spare parts for me from Czechia.
  3. to get, fetch (without such effort) (colloquial, transitive) · Ich geh mal schnell Brötchen besorgen. I'll go quickly and get some bread rolls.
  4. to give it (to someone), to satisfy carnally (transitive, vulgar) · Er hat’s ihr richtig besorgt. He really gave it to her.
  5. to worry (someone), to make anxious (transitive) · Die Nachricht hat uns alle tief besorgt. This news has worried all of us deeply.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
besorgen
Present (er)
besorgt
Präteritum (er)
besorgte
Perfekt (er)
hat besorgt
Infinitive with zu
zu besorgen

From the library

Zum anderen hat sich das Einkaufsverhalten verändert: Viele Kundinnen und Kunden besorgen ihre Brötchen mittlerweile im Supermarkt, wo industriell vorgefertigte Teiglinge vor Ort lediglich aufgebacken werden.
Wenn der Bäcker um die Ecke schließt, p. 1 · C1

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