gelingen

Meaning

to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off

Opposite of
misslingen
Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

groote

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

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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