bewerben

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German bewerben, from Old High German bihwerban. Equivalent to be- +‎ werben.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈvɛrbən/, [bəˈvɛɐ̯.bm̩], [-ˈvɛʁ-], [-ˈʋɛɐ̯-], [-ˈʋɛʁ-], [-bən]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧wer‧ben

Verb[edit]

bewerben (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bewirbt, past tense bewarb, past participle beworben, past subjunctive bewürbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to apply (submit oneself as a candidate)
    Nach ihrem Abschluss an der Universität bewarb sie sich sofort bei einem Autokonzern um/für eine Stelle als Ingenieurin.
    After having received her university degree, she immediately applied to a big car company for a job as an engineer.
  2. (reflexive, formal) to try to win (a favour); to court
    Synonym: werben
    Er bewirbt sich um sie.
    He tries to win her favour. / He courts her.
    Er bewirbt sich um die Aufmerksamkeit seines Chefs.
    He tries to win his boss’s attention.
  3. (transitive) to advertise
    Synonym: werben (für)
    Die Produkte werden mit grellen Etiketten beworben.
    The products are advertised with lurid labels.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The objective of the solicitation is given with um, in the sense of “apply” alternatively also with für. The recipient is given with bei.
  • The preposition auf + accusative is used to give the occasion of an application: sich auf eine Stellenanzeige bewerben (to apply in response to a job advertisement). Some speakers also use this construction for the job itself (sich auf eine Stelle bewerben), but this may be frowned upon and is at any rate informal.

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Further reading[edit]

  • bewerben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bewerben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bewerben” in Duden online
  • bewerben” in OpenThesaurus.de