German Conversation · Level 137
30 words
German word
einfließen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈaɪ̯nˌfliːsən/
Meaning
- verbflow into
Example
Das Wasser fließt in den See ein.
The water flows into the lake.
More examples
Neue Erkenntnisse fließen in die Entscheidungsfindung ein.
New findings flow into the decision-making process.
Core concept
A stream enters a larger body and becomes part of it, like information entering a decision or calculation.
Common phrases
einfließen in die Entscheidungsfindung
flow into the decision-making process
einfließen in die Bewertung
flow into the evaluation
Similar words
fließen: To move steadily as a liquid or gas.
einbringen: To introduce and add an idea or resource to a group or process.
Definition in German
Etwas fließt in etwas ein; wörtlich hineinströmen, übertragen als Bestandteil oder Einfluss berücksichtigt werden.
Word origin
The verb combines the separable prefix "ein-" meaning inward with "fließen" meaning to flow, extending physical inflow to the inclusion of influences or factors.
Usage tips
- As a separable verb, it appears as "fließt ... ein" in the present and forms the perfect with "sein": "ist eingeflossen".
Other meanings
- be includedverb
- be reflectedverb
Opposites
- ausschließenexcludeverb
- ausklammernexcludeverb
Related words
- Einfließenincorporationnoun
- eingeflossenincorporatedadjective