German

Verb

beibringen ‎(strong, third-person singular simple present bringt bei, past tense brachte bei, past participle beigebracht, past subjunctive brächte bei, auxiliary haben)

1. to teach

   Dann wird den Kindern das Lesen beigebracht.‎

   Then the children are taught reading.

   Wer bringt denn dem Jungen solche Kraftausdrücke bei?‎

   Who's teaching that boy such swearwords?

2. to break (news, information) carefully to

   Dass sein Urlaub gestrichen ist, müssen wir ihm schonend beibringen.‎

   We have to break the news to him gently, that his vacation has been axed.

3. to inflict on, inflict with

   Er hat seinem Gegner eine schwere Platzwunde über dem Auge beigebracht.‎

   He inflicted a serious cut over the eye on his opponent.

4. (formal) to bring, to provide as evidence

   Wenn Sie am Prüfungstag krank sind, müssen Sie ein ärztliches Attest beibringen.‎

   If you're sick on the day of the test, you must provide a doctor's note.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to teach): lehren (more formal), lernen (dialectal)
• (to provide as evidence): vorlegen