einleiten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German īnleiten, from Old High German inleiten, from Proto-West Germanic *inlaidijan, from Proto-Germanic *inlaidijaną. Equivalent to ein- +‎ leiten. Cognates include Dutch inleiden and English inlead. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tn̩/ Hyphenation: ein‧lei‧ten === Verb === einleiten (weak, third-person singular present leitet ein, past tense leitete ein, past participle eingeleitet, auxiliary haben) to commence, initiate, trigger, instigate, start Schritte einleiten. ― to take action. ==== Usage notes ==== Note that einläuten and einleiten have similar, but not identical meanings. Einleiten means a causal connection, einläuten a correlative one. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Einleiter, Einleitung ==== Related terms ==== Einleiten einleitend, eingeleitet anleiten ==== See also ==== einläuten === Further reading === “einleiten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “einleiten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “einleiten” in Duden online “einleiten” in OpenThesaurus.de