Killen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Killen" is used as verb with the meaning of "to kill", "to eliminate" or "to slay".

Essential properties of "killen"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

  • Infinitive: killen
  • Simple past: killte
  • Participle: gekillt

See full conjugation of killen

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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 "killen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To kill or eliminate"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. Er wollte den Feind killen.He wanted to kill the enemy.
  2. Das Spielziel ist es, alle Monster zu killen.The game's objective is to kill all monsters.
  3. Sie hat den Computerprozess gekillt, weil er nicht reagierte.She killed the computer process because it wasn't responding.

2.) "Colloquially, to make a great impression or succeed greatly"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. Der Auftritt hat das Publikum gekillt.The performance killed the audience (blew them away).
  2. Mit ihrem neuen Song killt sie die Charts.With her new song, she's killing the charts.
  3. Sein Witz hat alle gekillt.His joke killed everyone (made everyone laugh hard).
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