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Anschliessen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accede verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
  • associate verb To connect one thing or idea with another in your mind.
  • association noun A group of people organized for a shared purpose, such as a club or professional body.
  • connect verb To join one thing to another, physically or electronically.
  • hook up phrasal verb To have a casual sexual encounter with someone, usually without being in a relationship with them.
  • join verb To connect two or more things so they form a single unit.

Senses

Anschliessen is used for these senses in English:

  • accede (intransitive, now, _, rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. [from 15th c.]
  • accede (intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.
  • associate (transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
  • association (uncountable) The act of associating.
  • hook up (idiomatic, slang) To give a good deal for buying something; to give something for free or to give more than the recipient is entitled to.
  • join (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
  • join (transitive) To come into the company of.

accede — full definition

  1. verb To agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
  2. verb To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position) [with to].
  3. verb To become a party to an agreement or a treaty [with to].
  4. verb To approach; to arrive, to come forward.

associate — full definition

  1. verb To connect one thing or idea with another in your mind.
  2. verb To spend time with someone, or join with them as a partner or ally.
  3. noun A person you work with, especially a colleague, partner, or business contact.
  4. adj Joined with another person or group, often with a lower or partial level of status.

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