ranlassen

ranlassen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    ran- +‎ lassen

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈʁanˌlasn̩]
    • Hyphenation: ran‧las‧sen
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

    ranlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt ran, past tense ließ ran, past participle rangelassen, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive, informal) clipping of heranlassen:
      1. to let someone or something approach/get near something or someone
      2. to let something affect adversely
    2. (transitive, informal) to let someone make an attempt or have a turn
      Jetzt lass mich mal ran!Now let me have a go!
    3. (transitive, colloquial) to let someone approach in a sexual manner, to consent to have sex

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • Ranlassen

    Further reading

    • ranlassen” in Duden online
    • ranlassen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • ranlassen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon