verb#1,930 by frequency
umgehen
/ʊmˈɡeːən/
to avoid, bypass, to go around; to avoid; to handle, to deal with; to go around
- er/sie/es
- geht um
- past
- ging um
- past participle
- umgangen
- separable
- um | gehen
Meanings
- 1
to avoid, bypass, to go around — a physical obstacle
Er kann gut mit Menschen umgehen.
He's good with people.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom kann gut mit kleinen Kindern umgehen.
Tom is good with young children.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to avoid — something nonphysical
- 3
to handle, to deal with
Du kannst damit nicht umgehen.
You can't handle it.
Tatoeba · Vortarulo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom kann mit fast Allem umgehen.
Tom can handle just about anything.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
to go around — to circulate (in)
- 5
to haunt, to walk the earthrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gehe um | ging um |
| du | gehst um | gingst um |
| er/sie/es | geht um | ging um |
| wir | gehen um | gingen um |
| ihr | geht um | gingt um |
| sie/Sie | gehen um | gingen um |