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begehen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  • mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  • perpetrate verb To carry out or be responsible for a crime or other wrongdoing.
  • tread verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.

Senses

begehen is used for these senses in English:

  • commit (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
  • get up to To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
  • mark To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
  • perpetrate (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
  • tread (intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.

commit — full definition

  1. verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  2. verb To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.
  3. verb To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.

mark — full definition

  1. noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  2. noun A number or grade given for the quality of academic work.
  3. noun A target, or the intended victim of a scam.
  4. verb To put a visible sign or symbol on something, or to grade schoolwork.
  5. verb To acknowledge or celebrate an event.
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