verb#3,520 by frequency

bestreiten

[bəˈʃtʁaɪtn̩]

to deny; to dispute, contest, controvert

Meanings

1
to deny — assert to be false
- Wir haben das niemals bestritten.
  We've never denied that.
  Tatoeba · sakslane · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Niemand kann diese Tatsachen bestreiten.
  Nobody can deny those facts.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to dispute, contest, controvert — oppose a proposition or call it into question by argument or assertion
- Das will ich nicht bestreiten.
  I don't want to dispute that.
  Tatoeba · freddy1 · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to pay for, to sustain financiallyrare