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eingehen

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯nˌɡeːən/

“eingehen” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to enter; to go inside
  2. to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items, reports, messages and payments)
  3. to contract, to shrivel; (especially of clothes) to shrink in the wash
  4. to die
  5. to discuss; to treat; to elaborate on
  6. to respond to; to take (a question on [with auf (+ accusative)])
  7. to agree to; to accept (an offer)
  8. to contract; to conclude (an agreement)
  9. 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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