einordnen

See also: Einordnen

German

Etymology

ein +‎ ordnen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔaɪ̯nˌɔʁdnən]
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧ord‧nen

Verb

einordnen (weak, third-person singular present ordnet ein, past tense ordnete ein, past participle eingeordnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to categorize
    1. to classify (to determine the class of an item)
    2. (by extension) to categorize, to place someone or something
  2. (transitive) to contextualize, to explain the significance of something within a wider pattern or system, to put into perspective
  3. (reflexive, traffic) to move to a lane, to merge

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Further reading

  • einordnen” in Duden online
  • einordnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • einordnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon