einleiten

See also: Einleiten

German

Etymology

ein- +‎ leiten. Cognate with English inlead.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ein‧lei‧ten

Verb

einleiten (weak, third-person singular present leitet ein, past tense leitete ein, past participle eingeleitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to commence, initiate, trigger, instigate, start
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Conjugation

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Derived terms

See also

Usage

Note that einläuten and einleiten have similar, but not identical meanings. Einleiten means a causal connection, einläuten a correlative one.

Further reading
  • “einleiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “einleiten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “einleiten” in Duden online
  • “einleiten” in OpenThesaurus.de
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