hinterlassen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word hinterlassen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word hinterlassen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say hinterlassen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word hinterlassen you have here. The definition of the word hinterlassen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofhinterlassen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Hinterlassen

German

Etymology

hinter- +‎ lassen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪntɐˈlasn̩/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

hinterlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hinterlässt, past tense hinterließ, past participle hinterlassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to leave, to leave behind (after leaving a location)
    Der Hirsch hinterließ Spuren im Schnee.The deer left tracks in the snow.
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 5/2010, page 101:
      Ein 20-köpfiges Team von Top-Bergsteigern aus Nepal will sich Ende April auf den Weg in die Gipfelregion des Mount Everest machen, um den Zivilisationsmüll zu beseitigen, den frühere Expeditionen dort hinterlassen haben.
      A team of 20 top mountain climbers from Nepal wants to head to the summit region of Mount Everest at the end of April to clean up the modern trash that earlier expeditions have left behind there.
  2. (intransitive) to leave, to leave behind, to be survived by (after demise)
    Er hinterlässt Frau und Kinder.He is survived by his wife and children.
  3. to bequeath, to devise

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading