nachgehen

German

Etymology

nach- + gehen

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to follow, pursue (+ dative)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 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 pursue its national interests more strongly in the long term and act unilaterally – hence without consideration of its neighbors – haunts the political class of France since that time.

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