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aufnehmen.

to pick up, lift up

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʔaʊ̯fneːmən/[-neːmˑ]Germany/ˈaʊ̯fneːmɛn/[ˈaɔ̯f-]Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. to pick up, lift up

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Wenn du die Tüte aufnimmst, achte darauf, dass du die Unterseite abstützt.
  2. to receive, to accommodate, to take in (guests), to admit (to a hospital etc.)

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Sie nimmt oft Pensionsgäste auf, da ihr Haus sehr groß ist.
  3. to accept (into a country, a group of people), to take in, to allow into

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Nach einem kurzen Ritual wurde ich in den Stamm aufgenommen.
  4. to record (picture, sound, video), to take (a photograph, a dictation)

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Ich werde das Fußballspiel auf Video aufnehmen.
  5. to take up, begin, start

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Wann wirst du die Arbeit an dem Projekt aufnehmen?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ūfnëmen, from Old High German *ūfnëman, from Proto-West Germanic *uppneman. Equivalent to auf- + nehmen. Cognates include Dutch opnemen and Old English upniman.

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