gehorchen

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German

Etymology

From horchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhɔʁçən/,
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Verb

gehorchen (weak, third-person singular present gehorcht, past tense gehorchte, past participle gehorcht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to obey
    Synonyms: folgen, parieren, spuren
    Sie gehorchten ihren Eltern nicht.
    They didn't obey their parents.
  2. to listen to reason, hearken

Conjugation

Further reading

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