ergehen

German

Etymology

Middle High German ergān, from Old High German irgān.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛʁˈɡeːən/
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Verb

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

(formal, intransitive) to go out, to be issued
(intransitive) to go (well, badly etc. for someone)
(reflexive) to hold forth, expatiate (über (+ acc) on)
(reflexive) to indulge (oneself) (in (+ dat) in)
(reflexive, literary) to take a stroll