nehmen

Definitions of nehmen
  1. verb
    take into one's possession
    synonyms: mitnehmen
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    geben
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
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    kassieren
    call for and obtain payment of
    akzeptieren, annehmen, entgegennehmen
    take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
    einsacken, einstecken, erhaschen, grabschen, grapschen, haschen, ramschen, wegschnappen
    get hold of or seize quickly and easily
    aberkennen
    take away possessions from someone
    einkassieren
    collect fees or profits
    zusammenraffen
    take greedily; take more than one's share
    aufnehmen
    collect funds for a specific purpose
    sicherstellen
    confiscate by distress
  2. verb
    engage for service under a term of contract
    synonyms: anmieten, mieten
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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
    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
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    beanspruchen, benötigen, brauchen, erfordern, gehören, kosten, verlangen
    require as useful, just, or proper
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    beanspruchen, benötigen, brauchen, erfordern, gehören, kosten, verlangen
    require as useful, just, or proper
  4. verb
    overcome by conquest
    synonyms: erobern
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    besiegen, schlagen, überwinden
    win a victory over
  5. verb
    use recreational drugs
    synonyms: Drogen nehmen, einnehmen
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    drücken, fixen, spritzen
    take by injection
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    konsumieren
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  6. verb
    take in solid food
    synonyms: essen, futtern, verzehren
    speisen
    eat a meal; take a meal
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    hinunterspülen, runterspülen
    eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
    fressen
    eat a lot and without restraint
    stopfen
    eat hastily
    schlürfen
    eat noisily
    schlingen, stopfen
    eat hastily without proper chewing
    hinunterwürgen, würgen
    eat greedily
    aufessen, verdrücken, verputzen, wegdrücken, wegfressen
    finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    spachteln
    eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
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    konsumieren
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    speisen
    eat a meal; take a meal
  7. verb
    get into one's hands, take physically
    synonyms: fassen
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    ankommen, bemächtigen, ergreifen, greifen, packen
    take hold of; grab
    festkrallen, krallen
    clutch as if in panic
    ergreifen, festnehmen, greifen, verhaften
    take into custody
    einfangen, fangen, fassen
    succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
    ergattern, erhaschen, erwischen
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    entreißen, entringen, ergreifen, erhaschen, erwischen, grapschen, kriegen, schnappen
    to grasp hastily or eagerly
    enteignen
    take arbitrarily or by force
  8. verb
    deem to be
    synonyms: ansehen, auffassen, betrachten, denken, erachten, halten, sehen
    interpretieren
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
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    aufnehmen, einbeziehen, einrechnen
    consider as part of something
    relativieren
    consider or treat as relative
    beehren
    consider as the favorite
    idealisieren
    consider or render as ideal
    halten
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    achten, anerkennen, respektieren
    regard highly; think much of
    schwören, schätzen, wertschätzen
    hold dear
    zählen
    include as if by counting
    halten, rechnen, subsumieren
    consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
    romantisieren
    interpret romantically
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    denken, glauben, meinen
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  9. verb
    take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
    synonyms: akzeptieren, annehmen, entgegennehmen
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    mitnehmen
    take into one's possession
  10. verb
    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
    synonyms: ausmalen, realisieren, vergegenwärtigen, vorstellen
    bewusst machen, bewusstmachen, bewußt machen, bewußtmachen, einleuchten, einsehen, klar werden, klarwerden, vorstellen, überzeugen
    perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
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    einbilden
    form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
  11. verb
    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
    synonyms: anbringen, anfangen, anwenden, bedienen, benutzen, benützen, brauchen, einsetzen, gebrauchen, implementieren, verwenden, verwerten, zeigen
    anwenden, übertragen
    avail oneself to
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    binden, einlassen, engagieren, hineinknien, hingeben, verpflichten, verschreiben, weihen, widmen, überlassen
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    recyceln, wiederverwenden
    use again after processing
    ausnutzen, benutzen, nutzen, nützen, verschleißen
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
    strapazieren
    use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
    erfreuen, genießen
    have benefit from
    abbauen, ausbeuten, fördern, gewinnen
    get from the earth by excavation
    ausbeuten
    exploit as much as possible
    strapazieren, überbeanspruchen, überfordern
    strain excessively
    Computertätigkeit
    control a function, process, or creation by a computer
  12. verb
    admit into a group or community
    synonyms: annehmen, aufnehmen, unterbringen
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    akzeptieren, annehmen, entgegennehmen
    receive willingly something given or offered
  13. verb
    have room for; hold without crowding
    synonyms: aufnehmen, unterbringen
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    aufnehmen
    be able to seat
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