einleuchten

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German īnliuhten, Old High German inliuhtan; by surface analysis, ein + leuchten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧leuch‧ten

Verb

einleuchten (weak, third-person singular present leuchtet ein, past tense leuchtete ein, past participle eingeleuchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) to become clear, to succeed to become part of someone’s understanding
    Das leuchtet mir ein.This makes sense to me.
    Es will mir nicht recht einleuchten, dass […]It is difficult for me to accept that […]
    Es will mir durchaus nicht einleuchten.I cannot make any sense out of it.
  2. (transitive, with dative, now rare and chiefly archaic) to make intrude as a ready consideration or pleasant idea, to instil
    Synonyms: einstrahlen, zuteil machen

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