heimzahlen

German

Etymology

heim (home) + zahlen (pay)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mˌt͡saːlən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: heim‧zah‧len

Verb

heimzahlen (weak, third-person singular present zahlt heim, past tense zahlte heim, past participle heimgezahlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to pay back, avenge oneself (often playfully or in minor matters)
    Synonyms: sich revanchieren, (usually more serious) sich rächen
    Das zahl ich dir heim!
    I’ll pay you back for that!

Conjugation

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