zugehen
to happen; to approach; to close
English translations
- 01
to close
- 02
to go to
- 03
to approach
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich auf jemanden oder etwas zubewegen; sich nähern.
- English meaning
- Approach
- Synonym
- angehen, nähern
- German example
- Er ging auf sie zu und begrüßte sie.
- English example
- He approached her and greeted her.
- Auxiliary Verb
- sein
- Present
- ich gehe zu du gehst zu er/sie/es ich geht zu wir gehen zu ihr gehet zu sie gehen zu
- Past Participle
- ich bin zugegangen du bist zugegangen er/sie/es ist zugegangen wir sind zugegangen ihr seid zugegangen sie sind zugegangen
- Past
- ich ging zu du gingst zu er/sie/es ging zu wir gingen zu ihr gingt zu sie gingen zu
Related words
- zuschießen
to rush towards, to contribute financially
- ausrücken
To move out, to deploy
- tändeln
Tändeln means to interact with each other playfully and teasingly, often in a romantic context.
- dableiben
To stay, to remain
- planlos
Aimless
- fünfwertig
Pentavalent
- beziehungsunfähig
Relationship-incompatible
- schwimmfähig
Floatable
- todesmutig
Daredevil, courageous
- Ehe
Marriage is a legally recognized union between two people.
- Himmelreich
Heaven refers to the place or state of ultimate happiness and eternal bliss, often in a religious context.
- Paragraphenreiter
A stickler is a derogatory term for someone who rigidly adheres to laws and regulations without considering individual cases.
- Arbeitspflicht
Obligation to work
- Bindungsvermögen
Bonding capacity
- Anbohren
to drill into
- Wasserläufer
Pond skater
- Kränzlein
Small circle of friends
- Rentière
Woman of leisure
- hindern
to prevent, to hinder
- davoneilen
To hurry away, to flee
- leiern
To drone, to grind out
- pauschalisieren
to generalize
- fertigmachen
to get ready
- herumlaufen
To walk around aimlessly or without a specific goal.
- sich vom Acker machen
To take off, to bolt, to disappear
- fortgehen
To leave
- drangehen
To tackle, to get to work
- händeln
Handle
- fertigwerden
To cope means to successfully manage a task or challenge or to deal with a difficult situation.
- hineinwollen
To want to get inside
- proaktiv
Proactive
- irrsinnig
Insane means crazy, mad, or extremely unreasonable.
- kritikfähig
Open to criticism means that someone is able to accept criticism and deal with it constructively without feeling personally attacked.
- superstitiös
Superstitious
- Bock
Buck, Desire
- Bock
Buck, Desire
- Bock
Buck, Desire
- Eskapismus
Escapism
- Sparsamkeit
Thrift
- Dreiwertigkeit
Trivalence
- Skipetar
Albanian (derogatory)
- Schwangerschaftstest
A pregnancy test is a test that determines whether a woman is pregnant by measuring the presence of the hormone hCG in urine or blood.
- patrouillieren
To patrol means to regularly walk or drive around a specific area to monitor it and ensure safety.
- die Zelte abbrechen
To move on
- fremdgehen
To cheat on someone means to have a sexual or romantic relationship with someone who is not your spouse or partner.
- durchzählen
To count through, to recount
Example sentences with “zugehen”
Wie ist es dort zugegangen? (How did things go there?)
Frequently asked questions
Separable?
Yes, 'zu-' is separable.