Begleitung
German
Etymology
From the German word begleiten ("to accompany", or more figurativeely, "to walk hand in hand together"). Used by the European Alliance of YMCAs in the context of people development.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɡlaɪ̯tʊŋ/
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Noun
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- Accompaniment. It implies the need to work with, rather than for people - to "get alongside" people and work in true partnership with them.
- The act of enabling individuals and communities to become more included and active citizens.
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
- Klavierbegleitung
- Gitarrenbegleitung
- Streicherbegleitung
Further reading
- “Begleitung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Begleitung” in Duden online
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