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billigen

cheap, inexpensive, approve of, approve

ˈb ɪ l ɪ ɡ ə n → billig
billig cheaply, at a low price + en we/they present or subjunctive ending
adjective Rare #40,025
cheap, inexpensive Can also suggest poor quality, depending on context.
GE: Ich kaufe keinen billigen Käse.
EN: I'm not buying cheap cheese.
Forms of billig
billigbilligerbilligebilligenbilligerebilligsten

Damit es auch alle auf den billigen Plätzen kapieren.

So that everyone in the cheap seats understands it too.

— The Running Man (2025)

Kauf keinen billigen Fisch.

Don’t buy cheap fish.

— Die Teuflischen (1955)

Er wohnte in einem billigen Hotel.

He stayed in a cheap hotel.

Sie trägt keine billigen Sachen.

She doesn’t wear cheap clothes.

Ich habe Tom vor einem billigen Motel stehen sehen.

I saw Tom standing in front of a cheap motel.

verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #44,486
approve of, approve Often used with a direct object; in English, “approve of” takes “of” before a noun or pronoun.
GE: Ich kann das nicht billigen.
EN: I can't approve of that.
Conjugation of billigen
billigen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — billigen
Third — billigen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — billigen
Third — billigen

Billigen Sie, was sie tut?

Do you approve of what she is doing?

Er würde es nicht billigen.

He wouldn't approve.

Soll das heißen, Sie billigen das Vorhaben der Terroristen?

Does that mean you approve of the terrorists’ plan?

— Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Die Leute billigen das nicht.

People don't approve of that.

— Gefangen im Kaukasus (1996)