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legen

[ˈleːɡən]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. causative of liegen: to lay; to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it afterwards lies
  2. to lie down
  3. to castrate
  4. to slay, to defeat
Examples

Eier legen

to lay eggs

Pronunciationˈleːɡən

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis verb is the causative form of liegen, meaning you perform an action to make something enter a lying state.

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legen in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.