eingehen
Meaning
- (class-7, dated, intransitive, literary, strong) to enter; to go inside
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items, reports, messages and payments)
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to contract, to shrivel; (especially of clothes) to shrink in the wash
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to die
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to discuss; to treat; to elaborate on
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to respond to; to take (a question on [with auf (+ accusative)])
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to agree to; to accept (an offer)
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to contract; to conclude (an agreement)
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to lose (badly); to fail
Concepts
Synonyms
einschrumpfen
Stellung beziehen
Position beziehen
zur Geltung kommen
Gebrauch finden
Eingang finden
Bestandteil werden
auseinander setzen
Stellung nehmen
kleiner werden
kürzer werden
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German īngān, from Old High German ingān, from Proto-West Germanic *ingān. Analyzable as ein- + gehen.
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