"geschweige" meaning in German

See geschweige in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Audio: De-geschweige.ogg
Etymology: First-person singular indicative present of geschweigen (“to be silent”) (from Middle High German geswîgen, from Old High German giswîgên), which has been obsolete at least since the 18th century. Etymology templates: {{m|de|geschweigen||to be silent}} geschweigen (“to be silent”), {{der|de|gmh|geswîgen}} Middle High German geswîgen, {{der|de|goh|giswîgên}} Old High German giswîgên Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} geschweige
  1. let alone; used after a negative or limiting clause to introduce another that applies even less
    Sense id: en-geschweige-de-conj-4j6CRn2o Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (rare) let alone; used after an affirmative clause to introduce another that applies even more Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-geschweige-de-conj-1AeY75EY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: geschweige denn

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