ranlassen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

ran- +‎ lassen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁanˌlasn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ran‧las‧sen
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Verb

ranlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt ran, past tense ließ ran, past participle rangelassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, informal) clipping of heranlassen:
    1. to let someone or something approach/get near something or someone
    2. to let something affect adversely
  2. (transitive, informal) to let someone make an attempt or have a turn
    Jetzt lass mich mal ran!Now let me have a go!
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to let someone approach in a sexual manner, to consent to have sex

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Ranlassen

Further reading

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