einnehmen

Definitions of einnehmen
  1. verb
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
    synonyms: befinden, beziehen, sein
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    anhören, beiwohnen, besuchen, dabei sein, dabeisein, verlegen
    be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
    bekleiden, belegen, bewohnen, hausen, leben, wohnen
    inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
    bekleiden, belegen, bewohnen
    be present in
    erreichen, herankommen, heranreichen
    to extend as far as
    gehen, reichen, verlaufen
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    gehen
    lead, extend, or afford access
    erstrecken
    span an interval of distance, space or time
    sitzen
    be around, often idly or without specific purpose
    beruhen
    have a place in relation to something else
    gehen, gehören
    be in the right place or situation
    residieren
    live (in a certain place)
    zusammen wohnen, zusammenwohnen
    share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
    wohnen
    be a lodger; stay temporarily
    spannen
    to cover or extend over an area or time period
    ausbreiten
    spread across or over
    hineingreifen, hingreifen, zugreifen
    run into or up to
    untermalen
    lie underneath
    flankieren
    be located at the sides of something or somebody
  2. verb
    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    synonyms: erzielen, holen, verdienen
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    profitieren
    make a profit; gain money or materially
    einsacken, einsäckeln, scheffeln
    earn large sums of money
    abwerfen, bringen, einbringen, eintragen, erbringen, ertragen
    bring in
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    anschaffen, bekommen, beschaffen, besorgen, empfangen, erarbeiten, erhalten, erlangen, kriegen, vermitteln
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  3. verb
    inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
    synonyms: bekleiden, belegen, bewohnen, hausen, leben, wohnen
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    residieren
    live (in a certain place)
    zusammen wohnen, zusammenwohnen
    share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
    wohnen
    be a lodger; stay temporarily
    übernachten
    stay overnight
    type of:
    befinden, beziehen, sein
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  4. verb
    be present in
    synonyms: bekleiden, belegen, bewohnen
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    befinden, beziehen, sein
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  5. verb
    march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
    synonyms: besetzen, einmarschieren, okkupieren, stürmen
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    überrennen
    invade in great numbers
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    angreifen
    launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
  6. verb
    use recreational drugs
    synonyms: Drogen nehmen, nehmen
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    drücken, fixen, spritzen
    take by injection
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    konsumieren
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  7. verb
    pursue or resume
    synonyms: anknüpfen, aufnehmen, beziehen
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