weggehen

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German

Etymology

weg- +‎ gehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛkɡeːən/
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  • Hyphenation: weg‧ge‧hen

Verb

weggehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht weg, past tense ging weg, past participle weggegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to go away, leave, scram
    weggehen wie warme Semmelnto sell like hot cakes (literally, “to go away like warm bread rolls”)
    Ich bin hier nie weggegangen.
    I have never left this place.

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Further reading

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