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  • einarbeiten
    (ein verb)
    hat eingearbeitet
    arbeitete ein
    1.
    introduce someone to a new job
    2.
    to work in something
    (An idea into a story for instance)
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  • einatmen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeatmet
    atmete ein
    1.
    to breath in, to inhale
    Opposite (closest): ausatmen
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  • einbauen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingebaut
    baute ein
    1.
    to build in
    Opposite (closest): ausbauen
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  • einbezahlen
    (ein verb)
    hat einbezahlt
    bezahlte ein
    1.
    to deposit, to pay in
    (In the sense of depositing money and usually in contexts of "adding" regularly to an account. Like a savings account for instance. Not for simply depositing some money once. Rare overall.)
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  • einbeziehen (in)
    (ein verb)
    hat einbezogen
    bezog ein
    1.
    to include
    (A formal term, pretty much only used in context of including information or someone's opinions into a decision process.)
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  • einbilden
    (ein verb)
    hat eingebildet
    bildete ein
    1.
    to imagine
    ("sich+Dat etwas einbilden" - has a negative tone, often in context of someone being delusional about themselves. Always used reflexively.)
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  • einblenden
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeblendet
    blendete ein
    1.
    to show, to overlay
    (Only in the sense of displaying video content, like an overlay for instance. Think of a sales channel where they overlay the phone number over the screen.)
    Opposite (closest): ausblenden
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  • einbrechen
    (ein verb)
    ist eingebrochen
    brach ein
    1.
    to break in
    (Breaking in to houses, but also breaking in on a frozen lake)
    2.
    to collaps, to nosedive
    (For prices and other measures, that suddenly fall off a cliff)
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  • einbringen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingebracht
    brachte ein
    1.
    to yield
    (usually in the sense of either earnings or trouble or problems. "etwas bringt jemandem (Dative) etwas/nichts ein.")
    2.
    to get involved
    ("sich+Acc einbringen" - in the sense of actively participating and showing engagement)
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  • einchecken
    (ein verb)
    hat eingecheckt
    checkte ein
    1.
    to check in
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  • eindämmen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingedämmt
    dämmte ein
    1.
    to curb, to contain, to dam
    (The core idea is that you prevent something from spreading or expanding. Often used in context of threats, like diseases or financial bubbles bursting... to name two example from our times :))
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  • eindringen
    (ein verb)
    ist eingedrungen
    drang ein
    1.
    to enter (against some resistance), to penetrate
    (Works for a wide range of contexts and it's not always negative.)
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  • eindrücken
    (ein verb)
    hat eingedrückt
    drückte ein
    1.
    to indent (by pressing)
    (Not very common. Think of making a dent into a nice, soft avocado.)
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  • einfahren
    (ein verb)
    hat eingefahren
    fuhr ein
    1.
    to retract
    (For a mechanically extended thing like a sun blind for example.)
    Opposite (closest): ausfahren
    2.
    to rake in, to bring in
    (Was first used for the harvest in fall, but got broadened to include money and also for fame or complements. And for the harvest in fall. That's also where the other uses are coming from.)
    3.
    to enter
    (For driving into a venue, like a stadium for example. Very rare. Spoken past is built with "sein")
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  • einfallen
    (ein verb)
    ist eingefallen
    fiel ein
    1.
    to come to ones mind, to remember
    (some thought or idea ‘falls’ into someones mind, )
    Opposite (closest): entfallen
    2.
    to collapse
    ( in sense of a building or a roof)
    3.
    to invade
    (in context of armies and countries)
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  • einfangen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingefangen
    fing ein
    1.
    to capture
    (With a focus in keeping. Works for catching animals but also for catching the mood of a landscape in a picture.)
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  • einfließen (in)
    (ein verb)
    ist eingeflossen
    floss ein
    1.
    to be included in
    (Pretty much only used for ideas and thoughts.)
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  • einflößen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeflößt
    flößte ein
    1.
    to "feed" a drink
    (Slowly, carefully feeding someone a drink. The other sense is much more common.)
    2.
    to instill
    (Same idea as before, but in a figurative sense. Fairly common with basic emotions like fear, disgust, hatred, courage and awe. Not always idiomatic though, so you need to know what works and what doesn't.)
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  • einfrieren
    (ein verb)
    hat eingefroren
    fror ein
    1.
    to freeze something
    (put in a freezer. Spoken past with "haben")
    Opposite (closest): auftauen
    2.
    to freeze (in)
    (Get into a frozen state. More common than "gefrieren". NOT used in sense of halting, but it does work for freezing computers.)
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  • einfügen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingefügt
    fügte ein
    1.
    to insert, to inject
    (The best translation depends on the context. The core theme is putting something into an existing "whole". Like adding a chapter to the middle of a book. Also used reflexively for the idea of integrating oneself somewhere - "sich+Acc einfügen".)
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  • einführen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeführt
    führte ein
    1.
    to introduce
    (For new rules or customs. Also works for products, sometimes.)
    2.
    to import
    (Economic jargon.)
    Opposite (closest): ausführen
    3.
    to insert
    (Slowly inserting objects somewhere. Not very common. NOT for inserting a card. )
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  • eingeben
    (ein verb)
    hat eingegeben
    gab ein
    1.
    to enter
    (In the sense of using a keyboard. NOT for entering buildings and also NOT for filling out a form by hand.)
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  • eingehen
    (ein verb)
    ist eingegangen
    ging ein
    1.
    to die, to wither
    (For plants! Sometimes used figuratively for people's spirits.)
    2.
    to shrink
    (What clothes do when you wash them too hot. Work in some figurative contexts, but generally "schrumpfen" is the more broad term.)
    3.
    to enter
    (For contracts, bets and risk - they're all the direct object. or for accepting offers, then it's "eingehen auf+Acc".)
    4.
    to talk about sth /to address sth, to react to
    ("eingehen auf+Acc" - it's best to think of it as the opposite of "to ignore". Can be used for a particular piece of information at a lecture as well as a person in a relationship.)
    5.
    to enter, to be included
    ("eingehen in" - only in a few contexts, particularly a "piece of information" becoming part of a larger narrative.)
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  • eingerüsten
    (ein verb)
    hat eingerüstet
    gerüstete ein
    1.
    to surround with a scaffold
    (Think of a construction workers putting a scaffold around a building.)
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  • eingestehen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingestanden
    gestand ein
    1.
    to admit, to concede
    ("jemandem+Dat etwas+Acc eingestehen" - There is a sense that you have been denying it prior. Actually more common in the context of admitting something to yourself. Then, it's "sich+Dat etwas eingestehen". )
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  • eingewöhnen (sich+Accusative)
    (ein verb)
    hat eingewöhnt
    gewöhnte ein
    1.
    to settle in/to acclimatize
    ("sich (Akk) eingewöhnen"... mostly for new environments, but not very commonly used)
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  • eingießen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingegossen
    goss ein
    1.
    to pour in liquid
    (equally as common as "einschenken")
    Opposite (closest): ausgießen
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  • eingreifen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingegriffen
    griff ein
    1.
    to intervene, to step in
    (Literally, "to grab in". Works for small interventions up to armies. )
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  • eingrenzen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingegrenzt
    grenzte ein
    1.
    to limit, to narrow down
    (Primarily used in context of narrowing down a field of information. For limiting someone in some way, "einschränken" is the better choice most of the time.)
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  • einhalten
    (ein verb)
    hat eingehalten
    hielt ein
    1.
    to keep, to respect
    (Mainly for deadlines and other limits, but also more generaly for rules, though "sich an Regeln halten" is more idiomatic.)
    2.
    to keep it in
    (In the context of not going to pee. NOT common and some people might not even understand it.)
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  • einhandeln
    (ein verb)
    hat eingehandelt
    handelte ein
    1.
    to get, to earn
    ("sich+Dat etwas einhandeln" - ONLY in a context of getting something bad and unexpected as a consequence for your actions)
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  • einheimsen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeheimst
    heimste ein
    1.
    to rake in, to cop, to bring home
    (Fairly common, cute sounding word for contexts where someone "snatches" a price of some kind. Think of a squirrel finding a stash of acorns. )
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  • einholen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeholt
    holte ein
    1.
    catch up and be equal
    (In a sort of race. It NEEDS a direct object (whatever it is that you're catching up to))
    2.
    to get groceries
    (Slightly old school and regional. Does NOT take a direct object.)
    3.
    to take down
    (for flags and sails)
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  • einkacken
    (ein verb)
    hat eingekackt
    kackte ein
    1.
    to poop your pants
    (Often used reflexively "sich+Dative" but it doesn't have to be.)
    2.
    to be scared
    ("sich+Dative einkacken" - quite common colloquial phrase.)
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  • einkaufen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingekauft
    kaufte ein
    1.
    to do grocery shopping
    (Often used in phrasings "einkaufen gehen/sein")
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  • einkehren
    (ein verb)
    ist eingekehrt
    kehrte ein
    1.
    to stop at, to stay at
    (Rather old school, pompous word for stopping at a restaurant or inn, either just for food or to stay the night. Implies that you've been on the road quite a bit before.)
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  • einklappen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeklappt
    klappte ein
    1.
    to fold in
    (For solid things with a hinge AND virtual menus, like a drop down in an app. NOT for paper.)
    Opposite (closest): ausklappen
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  • einklemmen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeklemmt
    klemmte ein
    1.
    to get stuck
    (Needs to be a "pinching" sort of stuck with force from two sides. NOT for getting stuck in traffic or a car getting stuck in snow. That would be "hängen bleiben" or "stecken bleiben".Often used reflexively if part of your body gets stuck somewhere.)
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  • einkochen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingekocht
    kochte ein
    1.
    to preserve, to boil down
    (When you boil fruits or veggies to conserve them. The "ein" expresses the reduction in "size" and also the "putting in a jar". NOT for figuratively "boiling down" something.)
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  • einkriegen (sich)
    (ein verb)
    hat eingekriegt
    kriegte ein
    1.
    to get yourself back in, to relax
    ("sich+Acc einkriegen", think of it as the counter move to freaking out.)
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  • einladen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeladen
    lud ein
    1.
    to load in
    ((loading something into something, like for instance into a trunk))
    Opposite (closest): ausladen
    2.
    to invite
    (You "load something in" to your party.)
    Opposite (closest): ausladen
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  • einlassen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingelassen
    ließ ein
    1.
    let enter
    (Sounds VERY formal and only used in contexts like opera and so on. Has a notion of welcoming, rather than giving permission. The noun is more common.)
    2.
    to get involved with, to engage, to say yes to
    ("sich+Acc einlassen auf+Acc" - in the context of deals or offers of some kind, where you are a bit skeptical. Also used for engaging with people in the sense of a relationship - business or private.)
    3.
    to fill, to let in
    (ONLY for bathwater or water in the sink. The water/bath is the direct object, usually, but it can also be the bathtub.)
    Opposite (closest): ablassen
    4.
    to set in, to embed
    (In the sense of arts and crafts. Think of a gold smith slowly putting a stone into a socket. ONLY for such contexts, not to be used generally.)
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  • einlaufen
    (ein verb)
    ist eingelaufen
    lief ein
    1.
    to shrink
    (ONLY for fabric shrinking during laundry.)
    2.
    to go in, to enter
    (ONLY for athletes entering a stadium and ships entering a harbor.)
    3.
    to run in
    (ONLY for water, running into the bathtub or sink.)
    4.
    to break in, to wear in
    (Wearing in new shoes or pants. )
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  • einlegen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingelegt
    legte ein
    1.
    to put in
    (For small (flat) things like SIM cards, SD cards, DVDs, batteries, etc…)
    2.
    to appeal, lodge objections
    (Used with "Berufung", "Einspruch" and "Widerspruch" in context of legal trials)
    3.
    to put in gears
    (for cars)
    4.
    to pickle
    (to put veggies and other food into oil or vinegar; )
    5.
    to do
    (Used for short "interlude-actions" like making a break or making a comedy skit.)
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  • einleiten
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeleitet
    leitete ein
    1.
    to introduce
    (rare!)
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  • einlenken
    (ein verb)
    hat eingelenkt
    lenkte ein
    1.
    to come around, to relent, to give in
    (In a sense of moving toward compromise in a disagreement, sounds a bit formal)
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  • einlesen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingelesen
    las ein
    1.
    to read (in)
    (In the sense of reading data INTO a computer.)
    Opposite (closest): auslesen
    2.
    to read into a topic
    ("sich+Acc einlesen in" - the self reference must be there. The idea is quite similar to "sich belesen" but not as intense and a bit more common. Think like watching a few Youtube vi... I mean, reading a few papers or articles.)
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  • einleuchten
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeleuchtet
    leuchtete ein
    1.
    to be clear, to make sense to someone
    ("jemandem (Dat) einleuchten" - must be used with the person. You can think of it as a complex issue "lighting" your brain.)
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  • einliefern
    (ein verb)
    hat eingeliefert
    lieferte ein
    1.
    to admit someone somehwere
    (Literally "deliver in". Used mainly for patients and hospitals and also for jails.)
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  • einliegen
    (ein verb)
    hat eingelegen
    lag ein
    1.
    to lie in
    (Very rare. Used in the sense of something lying in somehwere "properly". Think of a Blue Ray that lies weirdly in the player.)
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