Jump to content

entledigen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From ent- +‎ ledigen.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈleːdɪɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ent‧le‧di‧gen
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

[edit]

entledigen (weak, third-person singular present entledigt, past tense entledigte, past participle entledigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, higher register) to get rid; to free oneself [with genitive ‘of something’]
    Nach dem Banküberfall hat er vor, sich seines Mitwissers zu entledigen.After the bank robbery, he intends to get rid of his accomplice.
  2. (reflexive, higher register) to take off [with genitive ‘clothing’]
    Der Junge entledigte sich seines Regenmantels.The boy took off his raincoat.

Conjugation

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]