nachgehen

German

Etymology

nach- +‎ gehen; cognate with Hunsrik nohgehn

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌɡeːən/, [ˈnaːχˌɡ̊eːən]
  • Hyphenation: nach‧ge‧hen
  • Audio(file)

Verb

nachgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht nach, past tense ging nach, past participle nachgegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (with dative object) to follow, pursue
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 24/2010, page 88:
      Die Furcht, ein wiedervereinigtes Deutschland werde langfristig stärker seinen nationalen Interessen nachgehen und unilateral agieren – ohne Rücksicht auf den Nachbarn also –, verfolgt seither Frankreichs politische Klasse.
      The fear that a reunited Germany would in the long term pursue its national interests more strongly and act unilaterally – hence without consideration for its neighbors – has haunted the political class of France ever since.
  2. (intransitive, of a clock) to run slow
  3. (with dative object) to investigate, to follow up

Conjugation

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