nachlassen

See also: Nachlassen and Nachlässen

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German nāchlāzen. Equivalvent to nach- +‎ lassen. Cognates include Dutch nalaten and Hunsrik nohlosse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌlasən/, [ˈnaːχˌlasn̩]
  • Hyphenation: nach‧las‧sen
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

nachlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt nach, past tense ließ nach, past participle nachgelassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to subside, abate, taper off
  2. (intransitive) to let up, to ease off
  3. (ditransitive, business) to discount, mark down
  4. (transitive, regional, Northern Germany) desist, to stop doing something
    • 1997, “Sekt oder Selters”, performed by Fettes Brot:
      Baby lass das Denken nach / Heute wird gerockt
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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