belügen

German

Etymology

From Old High German biliogan, from Proto-Germanic *bileuganą. Equivalent to be- + lügen. Cognate with English belie, Dutch beliegen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈlyːɡn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧lü‧gen

Verb

belügen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present belügt, past tense belog, past participle belogen, past subjunctive belöge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to lie to, to tell someone a lie, to tell someone lies

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • die Wahrheit sagen
  • reinen Wein einschenken

Further reading

  • belügen in Duden online
  • belügen in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
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