freikommen

German

Etymology

From frei (free) +‎ kommen (come).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌkɔmən]
  • Hyphenation: frei‧kom‧men

Verb

freikommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt frei, past tense kam frei, past participle freigekommen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be released (e.g., from prison), to get out
  2. to get away (e.g., from a situation), to escape

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Freikommer
  • Freikommnis (rare)

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