eilen
Meaning
- (weak) to hurry, to rush (on foot, in a determined and purposeful manner)
- (impersonal, often, weak) to be urgent
Concepts
Opposite of
spazieren, schlendern, bummeln
Synonyms
sich beeilen
schnell laufen
schneller werden
sich eilen
sich sputen
fix machen
hin und her sausen
entlangrasen
dynamisieren
sich beeilen{vr}
Gummi geben
fitschen
Hackengas geben
dahinpreschen
hinne machen
vorran machen
Beine in die Hand nehmen
hunzen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
raiffle
Basel-Landschaft
renne
Basel-Landschaft
seggle
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈaɪ̯lən]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).
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