vergehen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vergān, vergāngēn, from Old High German firgān, from Proto-West Germanic *fragān. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ gehen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈɡeːən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]
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  • Rhymes: -eːən

Verb

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vergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present vergeht, past tense verging, past participle vergangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (of a period of time) to pass, to elapse
  2. (of living things) to die off, wither, etc.
  3. (reflexive) to commit a (sex) crime [with an (+ dative)]
    • 1902, Gustav Falke, “Die Schnitterin”, in Hohe Sommertage[1]:
      War einst ein Knecht, einer Witwe Sohn, —
      Der hatte sich schwer vergangen.
      Da sprach sein Herr: Du bekommst deinen Lohn,
      Morgen musst du hangen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • vergehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vergehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vergehen” in Duden online
  • vergehen” in OpenThesaurus.de