Polyglot Dictionary

erlangen

/ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
erlangt
past
erlangte
perfect
hat erlangt

Meaning

  1. to obtain, to attain

    • Er erlangte großen Ruhm.

      He attained great fame.

    • Sie erlangte mit ihrem Roman weltweite Berühmtheit. Er wurde in vierzig Sprachen übersetzt.

      She attained worldwide fame with her novel. It was translated into forty languages.

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Practice

1 What does erlangen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ großen Ruhm.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erlangen?

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