vorbeischleichen

/foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
schleicht vorbei
past
schlich vorbei
perfect
ist vorbeigeschlichen

Meaning

  1. to sneak past

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

se glisser

Close — sneaking past relates to slipping, sneaking in.

Practice

1 What does vorbeischleichen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Dieb ___ an der Wache vorbei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorbeischleichen?

verbseparable-verb

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