leiten

See also: Leiten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, akin to Old English lǣdan (English lead), Old Saxon lēdian, Old Norse leiða. Cognate with English lead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯tən/, [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb

leiten (weak, third-person singular present leitet, past tense leitete, past participle geleitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to lead
    Synonym: führen
  2. to manage (an organization)
  3. to conduct (a liquid, electricity etc)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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