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in this respect
Expresses that a following statement or action refers to something mentioned earlier. It means something like 'in this respect', 'in the sense that', or 'with the aim that'.
Er äußerte sich dahingehend, dass er mit der Entscheidung nicht einverstanden sei.
He commented to the effect that he did not agree with the decision.
The word is composed of the parts 'da-', '-hin-', and '-gehend'. It literally means 'going in this direction' and helps relate a statement to something mentioned previously.
Die Regeln wurden dahingehend geändert, dass nun alle teilnehmen dürfen.
The rules were changed so that everyone is now allowed to participate.
'Dahingehend' (in this respect) is a word of formal written language and bureaucratic German. It is hardly used in everyday spoken language.
Das Gesetz ist dahingehend zu interpretieren, dass Ausnahmen möglich sind.
The law should be interpreted to mean that exceptions are possible.
Very often, 'dahingehend' introduces a subordinate clause with 'dass' (that). The structure is then: [main clause] + dahingehend, dass + [subordinate clause].
Wir haben uns dahingehend geeinigt, dass wir das Projekt verschieben.
We agreed to the effect that we would postpone the project.
accordingly
Dementsprechend presents an action as a consequence or appropriate response to what was mentioned previously. Dahingehend, by contrast, shows what a statement or change refers to in terms of content or what goal it has. The key distinction is therefore consequence versus direction.
Der Plan wurde dahingehend geändert, dass die Kosten deutlich sinken.
The plan was changed in such a way that the costs would fall significantly.
Der Plan war zu teuer und wurde dementsprechend gekürzt.
The plan was too expensive and was reduced accordingly.
