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Umstand.

circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʊmʃtant/

  1. circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident)

    masculine · strong
    unter keinen Umständen

  2. fuss, trouble, bother (unnecessary activity)

    masculine · plural · plural-only · strong
    Bitte, machen Sie sich keine Umstände.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German umbestand (literally “a standing around; an umb-stand”), a Germanic calque of Latin circumstans (whence English circumstance), which is circum (“about”) + stans (“standing”). By surface analysis, um- + Stand.

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