fortgehen

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, fort- +‎ gehen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁtˌɡeːən/
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  • Hyphenation: fort‧ge‧hen

Verb

fortgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht fort, past tense ging fort, past participle fortgegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to continue, to go on, to keep on, to carry on
  2. to depart, to take off, to go away
  3. (regional, colloquial) to go out, to go clubbing
    Synonym: ausgehen

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Further reading

  • fortgehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • fortgehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • fortgehen” in Duden online
  • fortgehen” in OpenThesaurus.de