einbilden

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German

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Etymology

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From ein- +‎ bilden.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nˌbɪldn̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ein‧bil‧den

Verb

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einbilden (weak, third-person singular present bildet ein, past tense bildete ein, past participle eingebildet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dative reflexive) to imagine (falsely)
    Was bildet er sich ein?
    Who does he take himself for?

Conjugation

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Further reading

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