bedienen

Definitions of bedienen
  1. verb
    help to some food; help with food or drink
    synonyms: zugreifen, zulangen
    auftafeln, auftischen, auftragen, servieren
    provide (usually but not necessarily food)
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    anbieten, bereitstellen, durchfüttern, eindecken, versorgen
    give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  2. verb
    do what someone else is doing
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    imitieren
    appear like, as in behavior or appearance
  3. verb
    handle and cause to function
    synonyms: betreiben, führen
    meistern
    have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
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    wählen
    operate a dial to select a telephone number
    fliegen
    operate an airplane
    kutschieren
    drive a coach
    segelfliegen
    fly in or as if in a glider plane
    Drachen fliegen
    fly by means of a hang glider
  4. verb
    work for or be a servant to
    synonyms: annehmen, assistieren, aushelfen, kümmern, schauen, sehen, sekundieren, sorgen, zuarbeiten
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    helfen, mithelfen
    give help or assistance; be of service
  5. verb
    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
    synonyms: anbringen, anfangen, anwenden, benutzen, benützen, brauchen, einsetzen, gebrauchen, implementieren, nehmen, verwenden, verwerten, zeigen
    anwenden, übertragen
    avail oneself to
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    binden, einlassen, engagieren, hineinknien, hingeben, verpflichten, verschreiben, weihen, widmen, überlassen
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    recyceln, wiederverwenden
    use again after processing
    ausnutzen, benutzen, nutzen, nützen, verschleißen
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
    strapazieren
    use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
    erfreuen, genießen
    have benefit from
    abbauen, ausbeuten, fördern, gewinnen
    get from the earth by excavation
    ausbeuten
    exploit as much as possible
    strapazieren, überbeanspruchen, überfordern
    strain excessively
    Computertätigkeit
    control a function, process, or creation by a computer
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