bezweifeln

This is the 4229th most frequent German word.


bezweifeln

"Bezweifeln" means "to doubt" in English.


Here, 'bezweifeln' denotes doubting or questioning the truth or veracity of specific information or data.

Ich bezweifle die Genauigkeit dieser Informationen.

I doubt the accuracy of this information.


In this example, 'bezweifeln' expresses skepticism about the correctness or appropriateness of a decision or action.

Man kann bezweifeln, ob diese Entscheidung richtig war.

One can doubt whether this decision was correct.


Here, 'bezweifeln' is used to mention a potential skepticism towards the intentions or motivations behind certain proposals, which is negated in the sentence.

Es gibt keinen Grund, die gute Absicht der Vorschläge zu bezweifeln.

There is no reason to doubt the good intention of the proposals.