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anmachen.

to switch on, to turn on (a lamp, a stove, an electronic device, etc.)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈanˌmaχən//ˈanˌmaχn/
  1. to switch on, to turn on (a lamp, a stove, an electronic device, etc.)

    Germany · transitive · weak
    Könnt ihr bitte eure Kamera anmachen?
  2. to light, to start (a fire, a candle, gas etc.);

    transitive · weak
  3. to turn on (a person, sexually), to hit on (a person)

    transitive · weak
  4. to start something with (someone), to provoke (someone), to accost, (Internet) to flame (approach aggressively)

    colloquial · transitive · weak
  5. to dress (a salad)

    transitive · weak
  6. to soil oneself (with urine or feces or both)

    Austria · colloquial · reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German anemachen. Equivalent to an- + machen.

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