zueilen
German, verb[ˌt͡suˈaɪ̯.lən]
zueilen is spelled Z-U-E-I-L-E-N (7 letters). Zueilen is a German verb meaning “To hurry towards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit schnellen Schritten (eilig) auf jemanden oder etwas zugehen”.
What does zueilen mean in English?
verb
- 1
To hurry towards
Ich eilte auf den Bahnhof zu, sodass ich den Zug nicht verpasste.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit schnellen Schritten (eilig) auf jemanden oder etwas zugehen
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 zueilen
- zueilt present singular third-person
- zueilte past
- gezueilt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- zueilend participle present
- zugeeilt participle past
- zuzueilen infinitive infinitive-zu
- eile zu first-person indicative present
- eilen zu first-person indicative plural
- eilst zu indicative present second-person
- eilt zu indicative plural present
- eilest zu second-person singular subjunctive
- eilet zu plural second-person subjunctive
- eilte zu first-person indicative preterite
- eilten zu first-person indicative plural
- eiltest zu indicative preterite second-person
- eiltet zu indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zueilen?
- [ˌt͡suˈaɪ̯.lən]
- [ˈt͡suːˌʔaɪ̯lən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.