ergehen

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German

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Etymology

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Middle High German ergēn, ergān, from Old High German irgēn, irgān, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgān. Equivalent to er- +‎ gehen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈɡeːən/
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Verb

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ergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present ergeht, past tense erging, past participle ergangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (formal, intransitive) to go out, to be issued
    Einladungen ergehen.Invitations are issued.
  2. (intransitive) to go (well, badly etc. for someone)
  3. (reflexive) to hold forth, to expound [with über (+ accusative) ‘on a subject’]
  4. (reflexive) to indulge (oneself) [with in (+ dative) ‘in something’]
  5. (reflexive, literary) to take a stroll

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ergehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ergehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ergehen” in Duden online
  • ergehen” in OpenThesaurus.de