lassen

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lassen

  1. to weld

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle High German lāzzen, from Old High German lāzzan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈlasn̩], [ˈlasən]
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lassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present lässt, past tense ließ, past participle gelassen, or lassen, past subjunctive ließe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “lassen) to allow; to permit; to let
  2. (auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “lassen) to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
    etwas machen lassen — “to have something done”
    jemanden etwas tun lassen — “to have someone do something”
  3. (transitive, past participle: “gelassen) to let; to leave
  4. (transitive, past participle: “gelassen) to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
  5. (intransitive, past participle: “gelassen) to cease; to desist

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