Polyglot Dictionary

umgehen

/ˈʊmˌɡeːən/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
separable

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
geht um
past
ging um
perfect
ist umgegangen

Meaning

  1. to handle, to deal with (mit etwas umgehen)

    Separable verb (stress on um) meaning "to handle/deal with"; the inseparable form (stress on ge, "umgehen") instead means "to avoid, to circumvent."

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does umgehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ gut mit Kindern um.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umgehen?

See also

verbseparable-verb

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