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einladen.

to invite (to ask someone to come)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdən/[ˈʔaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩]
  1. to invite (to ask someone to come)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    Warum hast du ihn eingeladen? Keiner von uns mag ihn.
  2. to invite (to make it seem easy or pleasant for someone to do something)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    Die schattige Bank lädt zum Verweilen ein.
  3. to treat (to food or drink, especially at one's own expense)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    Darf ich dich auf einen Drink einladen?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German īnladen, from Old High German inladōn, inladēn, from in- + ladōn, ladēn (“to invite”), from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (“to invite”). The originally weak verb -laden in einladen and vorladen is unrelated to laden (“to load”), but was early on conflated with the latter.

verb/ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdən/[ˈʔaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩]
  1. to load (something into a container)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From ein- + laden (“to load”).

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