Adjektiv

beliebig

Translation

any, arbitrary, random, as desired

Wählen Sie eine beliebige Zahl.

Choose any number.

Die Reihenfolge ist beliebig.

The order is arbitrary.

Man kann die Zutaten beliebig variieren.

You can vary the ingredients as desired.

beliebig + ((noun)) any (noun) Choose any card.

((sth.)) is beliebig (sth.) is arbitrary The order is arbitrary.

beliebig ((verb)) (verb) as desired You can mix the colors as desired.

Synonyms: irgendein (any), willkürlich (arbitrary); Antonyms: bestimmt (certain), spezifisch (specific)

Derived from the verb 'belieben' (to like, to please). It literally means 'as one pleases', which gives it the sense of 'any' or 'arbitrary'.

Think of 'as you believe/like'. If you can pick anything you like, your choice is 'arbitrary' or 'any' of the options.