annehmen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ nehmen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa(n)ˌneːmən/
• Hyphenation: an‧neh‧men

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Verb

1. to assume, to suppose
2. to receive
3. to accept

   Ich habe das Angebot angenommen.

   I accepted the offer.

4. 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."

5. (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

   Da nehm ich mir nix von an.

   I don’t care much about that.

Synonyms

• (care about): anziehen (same construction)

Antonyms

• ablehnen

Derived terms

• Annehmen
• Annehmer
• annehmend
• angenommen

Related terms

• Annahme

Further reading

• “annehmen” in Duden online