German verb · CEFR B2
begeistern
Meaning in English: to inspire, to thrill
Example
Mit dem Zirkus kann man Kinder leicht begeistern.
Children are easily thrilled by the circus.
How common is begeistern?
begeistern is number 3,001 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 29 times per million words — about once every 35,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,997raschquick, quickly
- 2,998berätadvises, discusses
- 2,999echtenreal, genuine
- 3,000Investoreninvestors
- 3,001begeisternto inspire, to thrill
- 3,002derweilmeanwhile
- 3,003ausgebautexpanded, extended
- 3,004eingebundeninvolved, integrated
- 3,005die Literaturliterature
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