einführen

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See also: einfuhren and Einfuhren

German

Etymology

ein- +‎ führen. Cognate with Scottish English infare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ein‧füh‧ren

Verb

einführen (weak, third-person singular present führt ein, past tense führte ein, past participle eingeführt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to introduce, to begin (a new law, custom, style, etc.)
    Marco Polo soll die Pasta in der westlichen Welt eingeführt haben.
    Marco Polo is said to have introduced pasta to the Western world.
    stufenweise einführen.
    to introduce gradually.
  2. (transitive) to insert (especially a foreign object)
  3. (economics) to import
  4. to initiate
  5. to establish
    • 2022, Martin Morlok, “Dss Recht des politischen Prozesses”, in JuS, volume 62, number 1, page 1:
      „Recht des politischen Prozesses“ ist kein eingeführter Begriff, er erklärt sich aber weitgehend von selbst. Es geht um all die Rechtsnormen, die das politische Geschehen regeln, insbesondere die Handlungen, die letztlich in verbindliche staatliche Entscheidungen münden.
      “Law of political process” is no established term, however it is self-explaining largely. It is about the legal norms regulating political happenings, in particular acts putting forth binding decisions within the state.

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