German verb · CEFR C1
befasst
Meaning in English: deals (with), is concerned (with)
This is a form of befassen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Das Buch befasst sich mit dem Thema Schlaf.
The book deals with the topic of sleep.
How common is befasst?
befasst is number 3,802 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 22 times per million words — about once every 45,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 3,798voneinanderfrom each other
- 3,799infolgeas a result of, owing to
- 3,800Öffnungszeitenopening hours
- 3,801einzusetzento use, to deploy (zu-infinitive)
- 3,802befasstdeals (with), is concerned (with)
- 3,803trainierento train, to practise
- 3,804Immobilienreal estate, property
- 3,805vorbereitento prepare
- 3,806vertrautfamiliar; close
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