eingehen
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən/
“eingehen” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:
verb
- to enter; to go inside
- to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items, reports, messages and payments)
- to contract, to shrivel; (especially of clothes) to shrink in the wash
- to die
- to discuss; to treat; to elaborate on
- to respond to; to take (a question on [with auf (+ accusative)])
- to agree to; to accept (an offer)
- to contract; to conclude (an agreement)
- to lose (badly); to fail
Etymology
From Middle High German īngān, from Old High German ingān, from Proto-West Germanic *ingān. Analyzable as ein- + gehen.
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