neigen

B2 Verb frequency rank #6,321

What neigen means

Verb

to be inclined, to tend towards, to have a preference for
to incline, slant, tilt, bend, lower (move something in some direction by bowing or turning slightly)
to incline, slant, lean, bow (intransitive use always requires an adverb of place)

Forms

neigen · neigt · neigte · hat geneigt (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

neigen in a sentence

Er neigte den Kopf zur Seite.

He tilted his head to the side.

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neigen is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #6,321 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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