umlegen

== German == === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German umbelegen, from Old High German umbileggen, from Proto-West Germanic *umbilaggjan. Equivalent to um- +‎ legen. Cognate to Dutch omleggen. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌleːɡən/ Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen ==== Verb ==== umlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt um, past tense legte um, past participle umgelegt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to tilt, to lay flat (transitive, of costs) to apportion; to divide (transitive, of a switch, card) to flip (transitive) to move (of a lever) to shift, to move (of an appointment) to change [with auf ‘to’] (of a cable etc.) to re-lay (of a patient) to transfer, to move (transitive, of a necklace, scarf, coat etc.) to put on (transitive, slang) to kill, off, waste, especially in a planned, clandestine way (by assassination etc.) (transitive) to knock down (a wall, an opponent) (reflexive) to capsize ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Umlegen, Umleger, Umlegung umgelegt, umlegbar ===== Related terms ===== Umlegekragen === Etymology 2 === From um- +‎ legen. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʊmˈleːɡən/ Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen ==== Verb ==== umlegen (weak, third-person singular present umlegt, past tense umlegte, past participle umlegt, auxiliary haben) (transitive, rare) to lay something around something, e.g. garnish ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Umlegen === Further reading === “umlegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “umlegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “umlegen (separable verb)” in Duden online “umlegen (inseparable verb)” in Duden online