heimgehen

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German

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Etymology

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heim +‎ gehen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mˌɡeːən/
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  • Hyphenation: heim‧ge‧hen

Verb

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heimgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht heim, past tense ging heim, past participle heimgegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to go home
  2. (figurative, euphemistic) to pass away; to die
    Heute Nacht ist er heimgegangen.He passed away last night.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • heimgehen” in Duden online
  • heimgehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache