weitergehen

/ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːən/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
geht weiter
past
ging weiter
perfect
ist weitergegangen

Meaning

  1. to continue, to go on, to keep walking

    Built from weiter (on, further) + gehen (to go).

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

Made of

  • weiter on, further
  • gehen to go

Similar words

vorgehen

Close — both mean to proceed, to continue.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

proceder

Close — to continue/go on relates to proceeding.

Practice

1 What does weitergehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir müssen ___, bevor es dunkel wird.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches weitergehen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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