schließen
German
Alternative forms
- (Swiss Standard German) schliessen
Etymology
From Old High German sliozan, from Proto-Germanic *sleutaną. Akin to Old Saxon slūtan, Dutch sluiten.
Pronunciation
Verb
schließen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present schließt, past tense schloss, past participle geschlossen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to shut; to close; to shut down
- (transitive or intransitive) to conclude; to end; to close
- (transitive) to come to (an agreement); to enter into (a relationship); to reach (a settlement)
- (transitive or intransitive) to gather; to conclude; to come to realize
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- abschließen
- anschließen
- aufschließen
- ausschließen
- beschließen
- einschließen
- entschließen
- erschließen
- Schließfach
- Schließung
- umschließen
- verschließen
- zuschließen