lauern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lūren; related to English lour, Dutch loeren, Swedish lura, Danish lure.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlauɐn/
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Verb

lauern (weak, third-person singular present lauert, past tense lauerte, past participle gelauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. lurk; to follow, watch, or spy in hiding or in the background
  2. to lie in wait or ambush

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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