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gelegen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • convenient adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
  • lain verb Past participle of "lie" — to have rested in a horizontal position.
  • opportune adjective Well-timed or well-suited for a particular purpose.
  • situated adj Positioned or located in a particular place.

Senses

gelegen is used for these senses in English:

  • convenient Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
  • lain (colloquial)
  • opportune At a convenient or advantageous time.
  • situated Located in a specific place.

convenient — full definition

  1. adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
  2. adj So neatly suited to someone's interests that it seems suspicious or too easy to be an accident.

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