besorgen
German, verb[bəˈzɔʁɡn̩]
besorgen is spelled B-E-S-O-R-G-E-N (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besorgen is a German verb meaning “to deal, to manage, to procure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas beschaffen”.
What does besorgen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to deal, to manage, to procure
Seine Geschäfte wurden durch einen Stellvertreter besorgt.
- 2
to get, to obtain
Ich gehe noch mal schnell Brötchen besorgen.
- 3
vulgarto give (it to someone), to satisfy carnally
Er hat’s ihr richtig besorgt.
- 4
to be afraid of, to worry about
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas beschaffen 2. ausführen, erledigen 3. mit jemandem koitieren 4. sich um etwas sorgen, befürchten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of besorgen
- besorgt present singular third-person
- besorgte past
- haben auxiliary
- besorgend participle present
- besorge first-person indicative present
- besorgst indicative present second-person
- besorgest second-person singular subjunctive
- besorget plural second-person subjunctive
- besorgten first-person indicative plural
- besorgtest indicative preterite second-person
- besorgtet indicative plural preterite
- besorg imperative second-person singular
- habe besorgt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben besorgt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- besorge! imperative singular
- besorg! imperative singular
- besorgt! imperative plural
- besorgt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce besorgen?
- [bəˈzɔʁɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to besorgen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is besorgen in German?
besorgen appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).