einhergehen

Einhergehen is a German verb meaning to accompany or to go hand in hand with something; to entail. It is used primarily in a figurative sense to describe how a development, event, or condition is accompanied by other effects, costs, or implications. The typical construction is etw. geht mit etw. einher, for example: Die Einführung des neuen Systems geht mit höheren Kosten einher. The phrase can also describe risks, side effects, or implications that accompany a change, policy, or trend.

Etymology and usage notes: The component einher- comes from a directional sense meaning along or forward and combines with gehen (to go) to form a verb that denotes moving along with something. The expression is common in formal or written German and is used to describe correlations or concomitant features rather than physical accompaniment.

Grammatical notes: Einhergehen is used intransitively with a following prepositional phrase introduced by mit to specify what accompanies the subject. It is especially frequent in academic, administrative, or journalistic contexts when discussing consequences or associations of a development, reform, or rule.

Synonyms and related expressions include begleiten and mit etwas verbunden sein, though diese alternatives may carry slightly different connotations. Overall, einhergehen provides a precise, formal way to express that a phenomenon comes with or is accompanied by additional factors.