fügen

See also: fugen, Fugen, and Fügen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German füegen, fuogen, from Old High German fuogen, from Proto-West Germanic *fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to join, attach”).

Cognate with Dutch voegen and dated English fay, which is related to English fair. Also distantly related to English peace and pact through Latin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfyːɡŋ̩/, /ˈfyːɡən/
  • Hyphenation: fü‧gen
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Verb

fügen (weak, third-person singular present fügt, past tense fügte, past participle gefügt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to join
  2. to add
  3. (of fate) to ordain
  4. (reflexive) to submit, to comply
    sich in sein Schicksal fügen. ― to accept one's fate.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “fügen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “fügen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “fügen” in Duden online
  • “fügen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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