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eingehen

go into

verb EYN-gay-en Less Common
Communication Speech

Also means

enter into

Usage Note

eingehen is a separable verb (Ich gehe darauf ein) with many senses: to enter into a contract, to address a topic (auf etwas eingehen), to arrive (of mail), or for a plant to die. It takes sein in the perfect: Die Pflanze ist eingegangen.

Examples

"Wir gehen auf das Thema später ein."

Natural Translation

We will address the topic later.

Literal Translation

We go on the topic later in.

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