German

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Etymology

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    From bei, from Middle High German , from Old High German , from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi. Compare Dutch bij- and English by-.

    Pronunciation

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    Prefix

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    bei-

    1. (with verbs) additionally
    2. (with verbs) for support, supportively
    3. (with verbs) in attendance
    4. (with nouns) temporally concurrent or physically present
    5. (with nouns) subordinate
    6. (with nouns) unwanted, secondary

    Derived terms

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    See also

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