peilen
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Alternative forms
- pegelen (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pēgelen. Equivalent to peil + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
peilen
- (transitive) to fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water
- (transitive, by extension) to test, probe, get the feel of
- (transitive, by extension) to poll
Conjugation
| Conjugation of peilen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | peilen | |||
| past singular | peilde | |||
| past participle | gepeild | |||
| infinitive | peilen | |||
| gerund | peilen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | peil | peilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | peilt, peil2 | peilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | peilt | peilde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | peilt | peilde | ||
| 3rd person singular | peilt | peilde | ||
| plural | peilen | peilden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | peile | peilde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | peilen | peilden | ||
| imperative sing. | peil | |||
| imperative plur.1 | peilt | |||
| participles | peilend | gepeild | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: peil
- → Papiamentu: peilu
Noun
peilen
Anagrams
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Etymology
From German Low German peilen, from Middle Low German peylen, pēgelen, pegelen (“to measure water depth”), from pēgel, pegel (“level, water guage”); cognate with German Low German Pegel, the noun which has given Standard High German German Pegel (“level, water depth”).
Pronunciation
Verb
peilen (weak, third-person singular present peilt, past tense peilte, past participle gepeilt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, nautical) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
- (transitive, colloquial) to understand, grasp
Conjugation
| infinitive | peilen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | peilend | ||||
| past participle | gepeilt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich peile | wir peilen | i | ich peile | wir peilen |
| du peilst | ihr peilt | du peilest | ihr peilet | ||
| er peilt | sie peilen | er peile | sie peilen | ||
| preterite | ich peilte | wir peilten | ii | ich peilte1 | wir peilten1 |
| du peiltest | ihr peiltet | du peiltest1 | ihr peiltet1 | ||
| er peilte | sie peilten | er peilte1 | sie peilten1 | ||
| imperative | peil (du) peile (du) |
peilt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- anpeilen
- verpeilen
- Peilung
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