schließen

Meaning

1. (class-2,intransitive,strong,transitive) to shut; to close; to shut down
2. (class-2,intransitive,strong,transitive) to lock
3. (class-2,intransitive,strong,transitive) to conclude; to end; to close
4. (class-2,strong,transitive) to come to (an agreement); to enter into (a relationship); to reach (a settlement)
5. (class-2,intransitive,strong,transitive) to gather; to conclude; to come to realize

Concepts

close

shut

conclude

infer

lock

deduce

gather

abstract

fasten

adjourn

find

induce

reason

clause

closure

guess

shut down

strike up

enter into

clench

pinch

press

squeeze

tighten

finish

be over

break up

support

lock in

shut in

plunge

make narrower

purse

shrug

close the eyes

conjecture

surmise

close up

cut off

shut up

close tight

resolve

decide

settle

terminate

deduct

draw

elicit

contain

make

ratify

clamp

clip

close down

wind up

generalise

generalize

universalize

attach

fix

lock up

Hyphenated as

schlie‧ßen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʃliːsn̩]

Etymology

From Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German sliozan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic *slūtaną, *sleutaną (“to lock, shut”). Cognate with Old Saxon slūtan, Dutch sluiten, English slot.