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wegkommen

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German

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Etymology

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weg- +‎ kommen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛkkɔmən/
  • Hyphenation: weg‧kom‧men
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Verb

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wegkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt weg, past tense kam weg, past participle weggekommen, past subjunctive käme weg, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, literal) to get away (to move from a spot) [with von dative ‘something’]
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to get away, to move away (from a customary action, habit, behaviour, manner, routine, etc.) [with von dative ‘something’]
    Synonym: abkommen
  3. (intransitive) to come/get out/off, to fare (poorly, badly, well, lightly, etc.)
    gut wegkommento come off well
    schlecht wegkommento come off badly
  4. (intransitive) to disappear
    Synonym: verschwinden
    Der Hammer ist schon wieder weggekommen.The hammer has disappeared again.
  5. (intransitive) to get over [with über accusative ‘somebody/something’]
    Synonym: hinwegkommen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wegkommen” in Duden online
  • wegkommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wegkommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon