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eingehend

thoroughly, in detail

adverb EYN-gay-ent Rare

Also means

at length

Usage Note

Eingehend signals deep, methodical engagement with a topic. It is a staple of academic and journalistic writing: Das Thema wurde eingehend diskutiert. The related participle eingehend can also mean 'incoming' (eingehende Post = incoming mail).

Examples

"Wir haben die Lage eingehend analysiert."

Natural Translation

We have analysed the situation thoroughly.

Literal Translation

We have the situation thoroughly analysed.

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