German edit

Etymology edit

zu- +‎ legen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtsuːˌleːɡən], [-ɡŋ̩]
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧le‧gen

Verb edit

zulegen (weak, third-person singular present legt zu, past tense legte zu, past participle zugelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to add to, to put on
  2. (transitive) to put on, to gain (some unit of weight)
  3. (transitive, with dative reflexive pronoun) to get (oneself), to acquire
    Ich möchte mir ein Buch über Deutsch zulegen.
    I want to get a book on German.
  4. (intransitive) to put on weight
  5. (intransitive, financial) to increase
  6. (intransitive, colloquial) to pick up the pace

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Further reading edit

  • zulegen” in Duden online
  • zulegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache