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B2#5,698

Hear it

verb

to denyassert to be false
to dispute, contest, controvertoppose a proposition or call it into question by argument or assertion
to pay for, to sustain financially

Forms

Present

I	bestreite
you	bestreitest
he, she, it	bestreitet
we	bestreiten
you (plural)	bestreitet
they	bestreiten

Preterite

I	bestritt
you	bestrittest / bestrittst
he, she, it	bestritt
we	bestritten
you (plural)	bestrittet
they	bestritten

Subjunctive I

I	bestreite
you	bestreitest
he, she, it	bestreite
we	bestreiten
you (plural)	bestreitet
they	bestreiten

Subjunctive II

I	bestritte
you	bestrittest
he, she, it	bestritte
we	bestritten
you (plural)	bestrittet
they	bestritten

Imperative

you	bestreit / bestreite
you (plural)	bestreitet

Other forms

infinitive	bestreiten
past participle	bestritten
present participle	bestreitend

Used in the library

Der Sprecher der Stadt bestreitet, dass die Brücke zu spät fertig wird.The city's spokesman denies that the bridge will be finished late.B2Noch einmal, bitte (7) — Once more, please (7) (B2)
Der Händler bestreitet jede Straftat und will von den gefälschten Tabletten nichts gewusst haben.The dealer denies any offence and claims to have known nothing about the counterfeit pills.B2Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B2)
In den Skandal sollen auch hohe Manager involviert gewesen sein, was der Konzern bestreitet.Senior managers are also said to have been involved in the scandal, which the company denies.B2Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B2)
Ein früherer Wirt soll seine Kellnerinnen genötigt haben, jeden Tag 14 Stunden zu arbeiten; im Gerichtssaal bestritt er alles.A former landlord is said to have forced his waitresses to work 14 hours every day; in the courtroom he denied everything.B2Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B2)

Other ways to say it

leugnento deny (assert the untruth of)

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