gehorchen

German

Etymology

From horchen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhɔʁçən/, [ɡeˈhɔɐ̯çn̩]
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Verb

gehorchen (weak, third-person singular present gehorcht, past tense gehorchte, past participle gehorcht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to obey
    Synonyms: folgen, parieren, spuren
    Sie gehorchten ihren Eltern nicht.
    They didn't obey their parents.
  2. to listen to reason, hearken

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “gehorchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “gehorchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “gehorchen” in Duden online
  • “gehorchen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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