einladen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdən/,
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧la‧den

Etymology 1

From Middle High German īnladen, from Old High German inladōn, inladēn, from in- + ladōn, ladēn (to invite), from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (to invite). The originally weak verb -laden in einladen and vorladen is unrelated to laden (to load), but was early on conflated with the latter.

Verb

einladen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present lädt ein, past tense lud ein, past participle eingeladen, past subjunctive lüde ein, auxiliary haben)

  1. to invite
    Antonym: ausladen
    • 1801, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Werke in fünf Bänden. Herausgegeben von Andreas Flitner und Klaus Giel, volume II, Darmstadt: WBG, published 2010, S. 547:
      Der Anblick dieser kräftigen und frohgesinnten Menschen lud mich ein, sie in ihren Wohnungen aufzusuchen, und fast jeden Nachmittag machte ich einen Spaziergang nach einem der nah gelegenen Ackerhöfe.
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  2. (transitive) to treat (to food or drink, especially at one's own expense)
    Darf ich dich auf einen Drink einladen?
    May I buy you a drink?
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Etymology 2

From ein- +‎ laden (to load).

Verb

einladen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present lädt ein, past tense lud ein, past participle eingeladen, past subjunctive lüde ein, auxiliary haben)

  1. to load (something into a container)
    Antonym: ausladen
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Further reading

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