Example: Wir beauftragen eine Firma mit der Renovierung unseres Hauses.
Definition
"Beauftragen" means to officially assign or commission someone or a company to carry out a specific task or service, such as hiring a firm for renovating a house. It involves giving responsibility and authority to complete a job on behalf of the assigner.
The word "beauftragen" comes from the German prefix "be-" meaning to give or cause, combined with "Auftrag," which means order or commission. Originally, it referred to giving someone an order or task to perform. Did you know? The root "Auftrag" literally means 'up task,' hinting at a task being handed up or assigned!
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"Beauftragen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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