anlügen

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German

Etymology

an- +‎ lügen

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  • Hyphenation: an‧lü‧gen

Verb

anlügen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present lügt an, past tense log an, past participle angelogen, past subjunctive löge an, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to lie to, to tell someone a lie, to tell someone lies
    Synonym: belügen
    Er lügt mich immer an.
    He always lies to me.
    • 1979, Der Spiegel, number 4/1979, page 96:
      Und während seinen Vater, den Dynastiegründer Resa, niemand anlog, traute sich dem Junior niemand die Wahrheit zu sagen.
      And while nobody lied to his father, the dynasty founder Resa, nobody dared to tell the truth to the son.

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Further reading

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