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drangehen.

to approach, touch, handle, use something (with pronominal adverb or an + accusative)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdranˌɡeːən/[ˈdʁanˌɡeː.ən][ˈdʁaŋ-][-ˌɡeː.n̩]
  1. to approach, touch, handle, use something (with pronominal adverb or an + accusative)

    class-7 · colloquial · intransitive · strong
    Geh da bloß nicht dran!
    Das sieht aus, als wären Mäuse drangegangen.
  2. to accept a call, to pick up, answer

    class-7 · colloquial · intransitive · strong
    Ich habe ihn angerufen, aber er ist nicht drangegangen.
Where this word comes from

From dran- + gehen.

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