gleich

adj · /ɡlaɪ̯ç/ ·

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *galīkaz Proto-West Germanic *galīk Old High German gilīh Middle High German gelīch German gleich Inherited from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, from *ga- + *-līkaz.

Translation

equal not-comparable

Zwei plus zwei ist gleich vier.

Two plus two is equal to four.

Sind sie alle gleich?

Are they all the same?
alike source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
about to source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
identical source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
in the first place source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
same; very similar not-comparable

Zufälligerweise hatten wir beide die gleiche Idee.

Coincidentally, we both had the same idea.
same; identical not-comparable, often, proscribed

gleich

adv · /ɡlaɪ̯ç/ ·

Etymology

Translation

alike

Er malt alle seine Bilder gleich.

He paints all of his pictures alike.
again source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
in a moment

Warte, ich komme gleich zu dir.

Hold on, I'll come to you in a moment.
at once, at a time, simultaneously

Weil ich hungrig war, habe ich mir gleich zwei Stücke Kuchen vom Buffet genommen.

Because I was hungry, I took two pieces of cake at once from the buffet.

Entdeckung im All: Gleich zwei erdähnliche Planeten kreisen um den Zwergstern Gliese 581.

Discovery in the universe: two Earth-like planets at once revolve around the dwarf star Gliese 581.
right; just; directly

Mein Haus befindet sich gleich neben dem Stadtpark.

My house is located right next to the city park.
now; immediately; straight away

Nachdem sie im Hotel angekommen war, legte sie sich gleich ins Bett.

After she had arrived at the hotel, she immediately went to bed.

gleich

pron ·

Translation

same source:wikdict-en-de-stardict