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acheln

German, verb[ˈaxl̩n]

acheln is spelled A-C-H-E-L-N (6 letters). Acheln is a German verb meaning “to eat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “essen”.

What does acheln mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to eat

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. essen 2. entwenden 3. schmarotzen 4. schwer arbeiten

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of acheln

  • achelt present singular third-person
  • achelte past
  • geachelt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • achelnd participle present
  • achle first-person indicative present
  • achele first-person indicative present
  • achel first-person indicative present
  • achelst indicative present second-person
  • achelest second-person singular subjunctive
  • achlest second-person singular subjunctive
  • achelet plural second-person subjunctive
  • achlet plural second-person subjunctive
  • achelten first-person indicative plural
  • acheltest indicative preterite second-person
  • acheltet indicative plural preterite
  • achele! imperative singular
  • achle! imperative singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce acheln?

  • [ˈaxl̩n]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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