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See also: Weichen
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German wīchen, from Old High German wīchan, from Proto-West Germanic *wīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, curve; to divide”).
Verb
weichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present weicht, past tense wich, past participle gewichen, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to move farther away, to make room, to yield [with dative or vor]
- (intransitive, formal) to wane, to decrease
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German weichen, from Old High German weihhen, from Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan. By surface analysis, weich (adjective) + -en.
Verb
weichen (weak, third-person singular present weicht, past tense weichte, past participle geweicht, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive) to soften, to make more flexible or yielding [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive) to soften [auxiliary sein]
Usage notes
- The simplex is rare. The compounds below are much more common.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- aufweichen
- durchweichen
- einweichen
- erweichen
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
weichen
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