German word

ergehen

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛɐ̯ˈgeːən/

Meaning

  • verbbe stated

Example

Aus dem Protokoll ergeht, dass er anwesend war.

It is stated in the minutes that he was present.

Illustration for ergehen (be stated)

More examples

Ihm ergeht es seit dem Urlaub besser.

He has been feeling better since his vacation.

Core concept

A matter moves onward until its outcome becomes known, while a person's path through events determines how things have gone.

Common phrases

  • Aus dem Protokoll ergeht

    it is stated in the minutes

  • Aus dem Bericht ergeht

    it is stated in the report

  • Ein Urteil ergeht

    A judgment is handed down

  • Ihm ergeht es gut

    He is doing well

Similar words

ergeben: Become clear from available facts, evidence, or circumstances.
hervorgehen: Emerge clearly from a document or from supporting evidence.
stehen: Be explicitly written or specified in a document.
entnehmen: Read or extract needed information from a document or record.

Definition in German

In amtlichen Texten zeigt es an, dass etwas in einem Beschluss oder Urteil festgehalten ist; in Wendungen wie 'Wie ist es dir ergangen?' drückt es einen Zustand aus.

Word origin

Ergehen combines the inseparable prefix er- with gehen, and its older sense of moving onward developed into senses of an outcome emerging and an experience unfolding.

Usage tips

  • In formal legal German, the decision or ruling can be the subject of ergehen, as in Das Urteil ergeht morgen, meaning that it is rendered or issued.

Other meanings

  • fareverb
  • be issuedverb
  • go for a walkverb

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