bekommen

to get, receive, or be given something

Etymology

From Middle High German bekommen, from be- + kommen, originally meaning “to come to, arrive at,” later “to receive.”

Collocations

to get, acquire, or develop a condition, feeling, or state

Etymology

From Middle High German bekommen, from be- + kommen, originally meaning “to come to, arrive at,” later extended to “come to have.”

Collocations

to agree with or be good for someone, especially of food, drink, climate, or treatment

Etymology

From the older sense “to arrive at, reach,” developing the meaning “to have an effect on someone.”

Collocations

used with a past participle to express that someone has something done, shown, told, or given to them

Etymology

A grammatical extension of bekommen in the sense “receive,” especially common in constructions equivalent to “get something done/told/shown.”

Collocations