annehmen

German

Etymology

an- + nehmen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔanneːmən]
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  • Hyphenation: an‧neh‧men

Verb

annehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present nimmt an, past tense nahm an, past participle angenommen, past subjunctive nähme an, auxiliary haben)

  1. to assume, to suppose
  2. to receive
  3. to accept
    Ich habe das Angebot angenommen.
  4. to adopt (a child)
    • 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, ‘Schneeschmelze’:
      »Das ist es, warum man keine Kinder der annehmen soll. Man weiß nicht, was in ihnen liegt.«
      "That's why you shouldn't adopt any children. You just don't know what lies within them."

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