erliegen

German

Etymology

er- + liegen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈliːɡən], [-ɡŋ̍]
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  • Hyphenation: er‧lie‧gen

Verb

erliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present erliegt, past tense erlag, past participle erlegen, past subjunctive erläge, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) to succumb to; to lose out to; to yield to; to fail to withstand (an enemy, a temptation)
  2. (intransitive, with dative) to be under (a misapprehension, an illusion)
  3. (intransitive, with dative) to die; to succumb to (an illness, a wound)

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