gelingen
Meaning
to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off
Concepts
Opposite of
misslingen
Synonyms
Erfolg haben
prosperieren
hingeraten
sich ereignen
sich ergeben
sich erstrecken
zustande bringen
fertig bringen
sich herausstellen
sich erweisen
gut vonstatten gehen
nachrücken
erfolgreich verlaufen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈlɪŋən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gelingen, from Old High German gilingan, a prefixed form of lingan, from Proto-West Germanic *lingwan. Compare Yiddish געלינגען (gelingen).
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