einfahren

German

Etymology

ein- +‎ fahren

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯nfaːɐ̯n/, /ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfaːʁən/
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Verb

einfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present fährt ein, past tense fuhr ein, past participle eingefahren, past subjunctive führe ein, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to drive in
  2. (a train into a station) to arrive, to pull in
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 161:
      Ein fernes Pfeifen ertönte, klang immer näher, die Geräusche des herankommenden Zuges verstärkten sich, schwarz, pfauchend fuhr er ein.
      A distant whistling was heard, sounded closer and closer, the noises of the approaching train grew stronger, black, hissing he arrived.
  3. (agriculture) to bring in (harvest)
  4. (hunting, of animal) to go into its burrow, den, hole etc.; to go to earth
  5. to run in (a vehicle)
  6. to bring in; to retract (a mechanically extendable device)

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “einfahren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “einfahren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “einfahren” in Duden online
  • “einfahren” in OpenThesaurus.de
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