German

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Etymology

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nahe +‎ liegen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩]
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Verb

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naheliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt nahe, past tense lag nahe, past participle nahegelegen, past subjunctive läge nahe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be obvious, to immediately come to mind [with dative ‘to someone’]

Conjugation

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