verb#2,697 by frequency

befehlen

/bəˈfeːln/

to command; to order; to give orders; to be in command

Meanings

1
to command; to order — someone to do something
- Tom tut, was ihm befohlen wird.
  Tom does what he's ordered to do.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Ich kann Tom nicht befehlen, glücklich zu sein.
  I can't order Tom to be happy.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to give orders; to be in command
- Sie befahl ihm, keine Befehle zu geben.
  She ordered him not to give orders.
  Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to entrustrare