verb#7,027 by frequency
besteigen
/bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡən/
to ascend, to climb, to mount; to board, get on, to mount
- er/sie/es
- besteigt
- past
- bestieg
- past participle
- bestiegen
Meanings
- 1
to ascend, to climb, to mount — a kerb etc
Er schaffte es, den Berg zu besteigen.
He managed to climb the mountain.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wir haben unsere Pferde bestiegen.
We mounted our horses.
Tatoeba · Naina · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to board, get on, to mount — a plane, train etc.
- 3
to fuck, to mate with, to mount — birds, bees, etc.rare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | besteige | bestieg |
| du | besteigst | bestiegst |
| er/sie/es | besteigt | bestieg |
| wir | besteigen | bestiegen |
| ihr | besteigt | bestiegt |
| sie/Sie | besteigen | bestiegen |