Gleiten Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Gleiten" is used as verb with the meaning of "to glide", "to slide" or "to skim".

Essential properties of "gleiten"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

Infinitive: gleiten
Simple past: glitt
Participle: geglitten

irregularintransitive

Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "gleiten" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To glide or slide smoothly on a surface"

Definition: "To move smoothly and effortlessly over a surface."
Translation(s): to glide, to slide, to skim
Synonym(s): Rutschen, Schlittern
Antonym(s): Stolpern, Stocken
Related word(s): Gleitfähigkeit, Gleitmittel

📝 Some usage examples:

Der Vogel begann über das Wasser zu gleiten.The bird began to glide over the water.
Die Skier ließen ihn mühelos den Hang hinunter gleiten.The skis let him effortlessly glide down the slope.
Die Schlittschuhe gleiten sanft über das Eis.The ice skates glide smoothly over the ice.

2.) "To transition or slide gradually into a different state"

Definition: "To gradually pass from one condition to another."
Translation(s): to transition, to slide, to drift, to slip
Synonym(s): übergehen, wechseln
Related word(s): Übergang, Veränderung

📝 Some usage examples:

Die Diskussion begann freundlich, aber bald begann sie in eine hitzige Debatte zu gleiten.The discussion started friendly, but soon began to slide into a heated debate.
Langsam begann der Sommer in den Herbst zu gleiten.Slowly, summer began to transition into autumn.
Seine Stimmung kann von einem Moment auf den anderen ins Negative gleiten.His mood can slide from one moment to the next into the negative.

3.) "To glide or soar in the air"

Definition: "To move smoothly in the air."
Translation(s): to glide, to soar, to float
Synonym(s): schweben, fliegen
Antonym(s): abstürzen
Related word(s): Gleitschirmfliegen, Segelflug

📝 Some usage examples:

Der Adler begann majestätisch durch die Lüfte zu gleiten.The eagle began to majestically glide through the air.
Die Papierflieger gleiten durch den Raum.The paper airplanes glide through the room.
Die Wolken scheinen am Himmel zu gleiten.The clouds seem to glide across the sky.

4.) "To move unnoticed"

Definition: "To pass or move without being noticed."
Translation(s): to glide, to slip, to slide, to move unnoticed
Synonym(s): schleichen, huschen
Related word(s): Heimlichkeit, Unauffälligkeit

📝 Some usage examples:

Er konnte sich unbemerkt aus dem Raum gleiten.He was able to slip out of the room unnoticed.
Sie versuchte, leise an ihm vorbeizugehen, ohne dass er es merkte, aber sie konnte nicht gleiten.She tried to walk past him quietly without him noticing, but she couldn't glide.
Die Katze gleitet lautlos durch die Dunkelheit.The cat glides silently through the darkness.

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