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hemmen.

to check

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhɛmən/

  1. to check

    weak

  2. to hinder, to hamper

    weak
    Die Bürokratie hemmt viele gute Projekte.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hemmen, from Old High German *hemmen (in Old High German gihemmen), from Proto-West Germanic *hammjan. Cognate with English hem, Swedish hämma, Icelandic hemja.

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