Definition
A meeting in which several people discuss work-related matters together.
Translations
- English
- meeting
- Français
- réunion
- Türkçe
- toplantı
- Polski
- narada
- Русский
- совещание
- Українська
- нарада
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Besprechung
- A2
- Noun
- Work & Professions
meeting
/diː bəˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Besprechungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Besprechung beginnt um neun Uhr.NominativSing.The meeting begins at nine o’clock.
- Wir verschieben die Besprechung auf morgen.AkkusativSing.We are postponing the meeting until tomorrow.
- Der Leiter gibt der Besprechung eine klare Struktur.DativSing.The manager gives the meeting a clear structure.
- Das Ergebnis der Besprechung überzeugt alle Beteiligten.GenitivSing.The outcome of the meeting convinces all those involved.
- Besprechungen finden regelmäßig statt.NominativPlur.Meetings take place regularly.
- Wir dokumentieren die Besprechungen sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.We document the meetings carefully.
- Nach den Besprechungen verschicken wir die Protokolle.DativPlur.After the meetings, we send out the minutes.
- Die Ergebnisse der Besprechungen werden zusammengefasst.GenitivPlur.The results of the meetings are summarized.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Besprechung/bəˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Besprechung/diː bəˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ/
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Plural
Besprechungen/bəˈʃpʁɛçʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Besprechung | die Besprechungen |
| Akkusativ | die Besprechung | die Besprechungen |
| Dativ | der Besprechung | den Besprechungen |
| Genitiv | der Besprechung | der Besprechungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Besprechung vorbereiten
- Collocationeine Besprechung leiten
- Verb constructiondie Besprechung verschieben + Akkusativ
- Verb constructionder Besprechung beiwohnen + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionin der Besprechungin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Besprechung ist beendet.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymKonferenz — conference
A Konferenz is usually larger or more formal; a Besprechung can also be a shorter internal work meeting.
- Near-synonymSitzung
A Sitzung often refers to a formally organized meeting, whereas Besprechung can also generally mean a professional conversation.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- besprech-Other
- -ungSuffix
„Besprechung“ is a derivation from the verb „besprechen“ with the suffix „-ung“ and denotes the joint discussion of a topic.