eilen

/ˈaɪ̯lən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: eilt
past: eilte
perfect: ist geeilt

Meaning

to hurry, to rush
- Sie eilte zum Bahnhof.
  
  She hurried to the train station.
- Die Sanitäter eilten zum Unfallort. Sie hatten nur wenige Minuten Zeit.
  
  The paramedics hurried to the scene of the accident. They had only a few minutes.

Similar words

hetzen

Eilen is to hurry or rush, neutrally; hetzen is stronger, implying a stressful, frantic rush, and separately also means "to incite" someone against another.

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English

rush

rush is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to hurry, to rush."

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1 What does eilen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ zum Bahnhof.

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