German

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Etymology

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From Latin agere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɡiːɐ̯n/, /aˈɡiːʁən/
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Verb

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agieren (weak, third-person singular present agiert, past tense agierte, past participle agiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to act
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 24/2010, page 88:
      Die Furcht, ein wiedervereinigtes Deutschland werde langfristig stärker seinen nationalen Interessen nachgehen und unilateral agieren – ohne Rücksicht auf den Nachbarn also –, verfolgt seither Frankreichs politische Klasse.
      The fear that a reunited Germany would pursue its national interests more strongly in the long term and act unilaterally – hence without consideration of its neighbors – haunts the political class of France since that time.

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with schauspielern.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • agieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • agieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • agieren” in Duden online
  • agieren” in OpenThesaurus.de

Spanish

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Verb

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agieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of agir