Verb
erliegen
to succumb to; to lose out to; to yield to; to fail to withstand
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Meanings
Verb
- to succumb to; to lose out to; to yield to; to fail to withstand
- to be under
- to die; to succumb to
In a sentence
Sie erlag nie einer Versuchung.
She never gave in to temptation.
Forms
infinitive
erliegen
he/she/it
erliegt
simple past
erlag
perfect
ist erlegen
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