fernliegen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fern +‎ liegen

Verb[edit]

fernliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt fern, past tense lag fern, past participle ferngelegen, past subjunctive läge fern, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be alien to [+dative = someone]
  2. to not be one's intention [+dative]
    Es liegt mir fern, hineinzumischen
    Far be it for me to interfere

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