German Conversation · Level 187
30 words
German word
weilen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈvaɪ̯lən/
Meaning
- verbstay
Example
Er weilte einige Tage in der Stadt.
He stayed in the city for several days.
More examples
Nach der Veranstaltung weilte sie noch bei Freunden.
After the event, she stayed with friends for a while.
Core concept
A traveler pauses in a town and lets several days pass there instead of moving on.
Common phrases
bei Freunden weilen
stay with friends
im Hotel weilen
stay at a hotel
vor Ort weilen
remain on site
Similar words
bleiben: To remain in a place rather than leave.
sich aufhalten: To spend a temporary period in a particular place.
verbringen: To spend time on an activity or in a particular place.
übernachten: To stay somewhere overnight and sleep there.
Definition in German
weilen bedeutet, für eine gewisse Zeit an einem Ort zu bleiben.
Word origin
The verb comes from the noun Weile, meaning a period of time, and denotes spending such a stretch of time somewhere.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, bleiben or sich aufhalten is usually more natural, while weilen often has a formal or literary tone.
Other meanings
- lingerverb
- remainverb
Opposites
- aufbrechendepartverb
- fortgehenleaveverb