hochfliegen

German

Etymology

From the compounding of hoch (up) and fliegen (to fly), from Old High German fliogan (to fly), from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (to fly).

Verb

hochfliegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present fliegt hoch, past tense flog hoch, past participle hochgeflogen, past subjunctive flöge hoch, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) To fly up.
  2. (intransitive) To be hurled up.

Conjugation

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