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bezwingen

/bəˈt͡svɪŋən/ verb C1
  1. to overcome (an obstacle) · Sie haben den Berg bezwungen. They conquered the mountain.
  2. to defeat · Er konnte drei Gegner bezwingen He was able to defeat three opponents.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
bezwingen
Present (er)
bezwingt
Präteritum (er)
bezwang
Perfekt (er)
hat bezwungen
Infinitive with zu
zu bezwingen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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Als ich in deinem Alter war, galt es als Tugend, ein Buch in einer Nacht zu verschlingen, und ich war stolz auf jeden dicken Roman, den ich in Rekordzeit bezwungen hatte.
Ein Brief über das langsame Lesen, p. 1 · C2

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