nemen — meaning in English

English meaning

• consider verb To think carefully about something before making a decision.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
• pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
• take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

nemen is used for these senses in English:

• consider (transitive) To take up as an example.
• get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
• get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
• take (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
• take (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.

consider — full definition

1. verb To think carefully about something before making a decision.
2. verb To regard or judge someone or something as having a particular quality.
3. verb To show regard or respect for someone's feelings or circumstances.

get — full definition

1. verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
2. verb To become, or to cause someone or something to become, a certain way (often with an adjective).
3. verb To fetch or bring something.
4. verb To arrive at or reach a place or state.
5. verb To understand something.

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