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ergehen.

to go out, to be issued

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛʁˈɡeːən/
  1. to go out, to be issued

    class-7 · formal · intransitive · strong
    Einladungen ergehen.
  2. to go (well, badly etc. for someone)

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
  3. to hold forth, to expound [with über (+ accusative) ‘on a subject’]

    class-7 · reflexive · strong
  4. to indulge (oneself) [with in (+ dative) ‘in something’]

    class-7 · derogatory · reflexive · strong
  5. to take a stroll

    class-7 · literary · reflexive · strong
Where this word comes from

Middle High German ergēn, ergān, from Old High German irgēn, irgān, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgān. Equivalent to er- + gehen.

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