entweichen
C1to escape / leak
- English meaning
- to escape / leak
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entweichen in a sentence
Das Gas entweicht aus dem Behälter langsam.
The gas escapes from the container slowly.
Conjugation of entweichen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- entwich
- Perfect
- ist entwichen
Word family
entweichen is built from weichen (to yield / give way). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where entweichen comes from
etymologisch: mittelhochdeutsch entwīchen „kraftlos werden, nachstehen, abtreten“, althochdeutsch intwīhhan „ausströmen, sich davonmachen“. Das Wort ist seit der Zeit um 800 belegt :strukturell:
Words that go with entweichen
Questions about entweichen
How do you conjugate entweichen?
Present tense: entweiche, entweichst, entweicht, entweichen, entweicht, entweichen. Simple past: entwich. Perfect: ist entwichen.
What does entweichen mean in English?
entweichen means "to escape / leak". For example: "Das Gas entweicht aus dem Behälter langsam." — "The gas escapes from the container slowly."
What level is entweichen in German?
entweichen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.
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