ergehen

German

Etymology

Middle High German ergān, from Old High German irgān.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈɡeːən/
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Verb

ergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present ergeht, past tense erging, past participle ergangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (formal, intransitive) to go out, to be issued
    Einladungen ergehen.Invitations are issued.
  2. (intransitive) to go (well, badly etc. for someone)
  3. (reflexive) to hold forth, expatiate (über (+ acc) on)
  4. (reflexive) to indulge (oneself) (in (+ dat) in)
  5. (reflexive, literary) to take a stroll

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ergehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ergehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ergehen” in Duden online
  • ergehen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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