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Etymology 1 edit

hinter- +‎ gehen

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hintergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hintergeht, past tense hinterging, past participle hintergangen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to deceive, to betray, to cheat, to hoodwink, to backstab [+accusative]
    Synonyms: täuschen, betrügen
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Etymology 2 edit

hinter +‎ gehen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɪntɐˌɡeːən]

Verb edit

hintergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht hinter, past tense ging hinter, past participle hintergegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, regional) to go behind (somewhere)
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