vergehen

See also: Vergehen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vergān, vergāngēn, from Old High German firgān. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ gehen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈɡeːən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːən

Verb

vergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present vergeht, past tense verging, past participle vergangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (of a period of time) to pass, to elapse
  2. (of living things) to die off, wither, etc.
  3. (reflexive) to commit a (sex) crime [+ an (dative)]
    • 1902, Gustav Falke, “Die Schnitterin”, in Hohe Sommertage‎:
      War einst ein Knecht, einer Witwe Sohn, —
      Der hatte sich schwer vergangen.
      Da sprach sein Herr: Du bekommst deinen Lohn,
      Morgen musst du hangen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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