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No. 14,261 in German

hergehen

"Hergehen" means "to go along, proceed, or happen."

In a sentence

  • Hier gehe ich oft entlang, wenn ich spazieren gehe.

    I often walk along here when I go for a walk.

    In this sentence, 'entlang gehen' (go along/walk along) incorporates 'gehen' to describe the action of walking along a path.

  • Wie lässt es sich damit hergehen?

    How can one get along with this?

    The sentence uses 'hergehen' poetically to imply handling or managing a situation.

  • Es ging hier gestern ganz laut her.

    It was very noisy here yesterday.

    'Hergehen' in this sentence connotes the activity or situation that occurred in a particular place.

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