irgend

German

Alternative forms

  • jrgent (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old High German io wergin, hwergin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwargin.

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Adverb

irgend

  1. at all
    Komm heute noch vorbei, wenn es irgend geht.
    Come by (still) today if at all possible.
  2. any, some

Usage notes

In text messaging, irgend is sometimes shortened as i like iwann (from irgendwann).

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