Polyglot Dictionary

umleiten

/ˈʊmˌlaɪ̯tn̩/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
leitet um
past
leitete um
perfect
hat umgeleitet

Meaning

  1. to divert

    Built from um (around) + leiten (to lead).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • um around
  • leiten to lead

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desviar

desviar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to divert."

Portuguese

desviar

desviar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to divert."

Practice

1 What does umleiten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Verkehr wird ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umleiten?

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