gleichen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelīchen, from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlaɪ̯çən/,
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Verb

gleichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present gleicht, past tense glich, past participle geglichen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be like, to equal to, to resemble
  2. (reflexive) to be alike

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Further reading

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