besteigen

v/t (unreg.)

1. (Berg, Treppe etc.) climb (up); (Pferd, Fahrrad) mount, get onto; (Thron) ascend; einen Turm besteigen climb up to the top of a tower

2. (Bus, Flugzeug, Zug) get on; (Auto) get into; (Schiff) get on, board

3. ZOOL. (bespringen) cover, mount

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to climb; to get in

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be|stei|gen ptp bestiegen [bə'ʃtiːgn]

vt irreg

1) Berg, Turm, Leiter to climb (up), to ascend (liter); Fahrrad, Pferd to mount, to get or climb on(to); Bus, Flugzeug to get on, to enter; Auto, Segelflugzeug, Hubschrauber to get into; Schiff to go on or aboard; Thron to ascend

2) (= bespringen) to mount, to cover; (sl Mensch) to mount (inf)

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1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) board

2) (to get or climb up (on or on to): He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.) mount

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vt irreg

1. (auf etw klettern)

▪ etw \besteigen to climb [up onto] [or form ascend [to]] sth

ein Gerüst/eine Leiter/einen Turm/einen Berg \besteigen to climb [or go up] a scaffolding/ladder/tower/mountain

die Kanzel \besteigen to climb [or get] into the pulpit

das Podest \besteigen to get up onto the platform

das Rednerpult \besteigen to go up to the rostrum, to take the floor

einen Thron \besteigen to ascend a throne

2. (sich auf etw schwingen)

ein Tier \besteigen to mount an animal

ein Fahrrad/Motorrad \besteigen to get on[to] [or mount] a bike/motorcycle

3. (einsteigen in)

einen Bus \besteigen to get on a bus

ein Taxi/Auto \besteigen to get into [or in] a car/taxi

ein Flugzeug \besteigen to board [or get into] a plane

ein Schiff \besteigen to go on board [or aboard] a ship

4. (begatten)

▪ etw \besteigen ZOOL to cover [or mount] [another animal]

▪ jdn \besteigen (sl) to mount sb sl

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) climb; mount <horse, bicycle>; ascend <throne>

2) (betreten) board <ship, aircraft>; get on <bus, train>

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besteigen v/t (irr)

1. (Berg, Treppe etc) climb (up); (Pferd, Fahrrad) mount, get onto; (Thron) ascend;

einen Turm besteigen climb up to the top of a tower

2. (Bus, Flugzeug, Zug) get on; (Auto) get into; (Schiff) get on, board

3. ZOOL (bespringen) cover, mount

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) climb; mount <horse, bicycle>; ascend <throne>

2) (betreten) board <ship, aircraft>; get on <bus, train>

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v.

to climb v.