zurücklehnen

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German

Etymology

zurück- +‎ lehnen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈʁʏkˌleːnən/
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧rück‧leh‧nen

Verb

zurücklehnen (weak, third-person singular present lehnt zurück, past tense lehnte zurück, past participle zurückgelehnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to recline, to lean back
  2. (reflexive) to lie back, to sit back
  3. (reflexive, figurative) to relax
    • 2021 May 22, Dirk Schneider, “Neues Album von Gruff Rhys: Fanfaren für einen Vulkan”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Ach ja, das Altern. Mit seinen 50 Jahren hat Gruff Rhys es bereits zu einem enormen Vermächtnis gebracht, in dieser Hinsicht könnte er sich doch zurücklehnen, oder?
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