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betinge

verbverb

to require, to call for · to presuppose

PronunciationUttale

betinˊge

EtymologyOpphav

etter tysk bedingen ‘kjøpslå’; av tingeto book, to order, to reserve · to bargain, to haggle, to negotiate after German bedingen 'to bargain'; from tingeto book, to order, to reserve · to bargain, to haggle, to negotiate

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ha som vilkår, betingelse;
forutsetteto assume, to take for granted · to presuppose, to require;
kreveto demand · to require, to call for · to claim
to have as a condition or prerequisite;
to presupposeforutsette;
to requirekreve
  • den nye psykologien betinger en ny pedagogikk the new psychology calls for a new pedagogy
  • suksess betinger at det fins et marked success depends on there being a market

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

betinge seg forbeholdeto reserve for · to restrict to seg, kreve to reserveforbeholde for oneself, to demand
  • betinge seg retten til noe to reserve the right to something