annehmen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ nehmen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa(n)ˌneːmən/
  • Hyphenation: an‧neh‧men
  • Audio(file)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to assume, to suppose (as given)
    Mein Fehler. Ich nahm an, sie sei ledig.
    My mistake. I assumed she was single.
    Es ist anzunehmen, dass...
    It can be assumed that...
  2. (transitive) to take on, to assume (a role, form, etc.)
    Dieser Streit nimmt den Charakter eines Grenzkrieges an.
    This dispute is taking on the character of a border war.
    Unser Plan nimmt allmählich Gestalt an.
    Our plan is gradually taking shape.
    Sie hat einen neuen Namen angenommen.
    She took on a new name.
  3. (reflexive, with genitive) to take care of, to take on (a duty, a responsibility)
    Kommissar Schneider nimmt sich des Falles an.
    Commissioner Schneider is taking on the case.
    Eine Tante nahm sich seiner an.
    An aunt took care of him.
  4. (transitive) to reach, to attain (some degree)
    Die Zahl der Diebstähle hat extreme Ausmaße angenommen.
    The number of thefts has reached extreme proportions.
  5. (transitive) to accept (help, an offer, an invitation, a challenge, a gift, etc.)
    Synonym: akzeptieren
    Ich habe das Stellenangebot angenommen.
    I accepted the job offer.
  6. (transitive) 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."
  7. (reflexive, colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany, with an indefinite pronoun and von) to be touched by; to care much about; to have oneself be impressed by; to feel responsible for
    Synonym: (same construction) anziehen
    Da nehm ich mir nix von an.
    I don’t care much about that.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “annehmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “annehmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “annehmen” in Duden online
  • “annehmen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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