verb

münden

flow

Definition & meaning

The verb primarily describes the action of a body of water, such as a river or a stream, flowing into a larger body of water, like a sea, a lake, or a bigger river.

Beyond its geographical use, it is often used to describe spatial connections, such as a road, a path, or a pipe that leads into or opens up into a larger area or another path.

In a figurative sense, the word is used to describe a process, a development, or a discussion that eventually leads to a specific result or outcome. In this context, it implies that various factors have come together to produce a final conclusion.

Grammar & Word origin

The word is a regular verb. It is typically used as an intransitive verb and is almost always followed by the preposition "in" and a noun in the accusative case (e.g., "in den Ozean münden").

It is derived from the German word der Mund[?](vocabuo://word/der Mund), which means "mouth." This linguistic connection reflects the concept of a river's "mouth" (die Mündung[?](vocabuo://word/die Mündung)), which is the point where it exits into another body of water.