neigen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to incline, slant, tilt, bend, lower (move something in some direction by bowing or turning slightly)
- (intransitive, reflexive, weak) to incline, slant, lean, bow (intransitive use always requires an adverb of place)
- (intransitive, weak) to be inclined, to tend towards, to have a preference for
Concepts
Synonyms
hinneigen
schräg stellen
abschrägen
geneigt sein
den Vorzug geben
herabfallen
lieber wollen
schief sein
schräg sein
sich neigen
herunterstürzen
schräg legen
bevorteilen
in eine Richtung deuten
sich neigen{vr}
schräg abfallen
seitwärts neigen
spitz sein auf
besser finden
eine Vorliebe haben für
gerne mögen
Translations
incliner
inclinar
inclinare
neigen
inclinar
inclinarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnaɪ̯ɡən/
Etymology
In summary
From a merger of Middle High German nīgen (intransitive, strong) and neigen (transitive, weak), from Old High German nīgan and neigen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą and its causative *hnaigijaną. Cognate with Dutch nijgen and neigen, Old English hnīgan and Old English hnǣgan, Old Norse hnīga and hneiga. Strong forms have been absent from the standard language since the 16th century, but survive in some dialects.
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