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Aufnehmen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
  • affiliate noun A person, company, or organisation formally connected to a larger group or network.
  • assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
  • consume verb To eat or drink something.
  • host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • ingest verb To take something, especially food or drink, into the body, usually by swallowing.
  • put up phrasal verb To build, erect or fix something in a raised position so that it can be seen or used.
  • quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
  • record noun A written or stored account of information, kept for future reference.
  • recording noun Something (sound, video, etc.) that has been captured and stored.

Senses

Aufnehmen is used for these senses in English:

  • absorb (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
  • affiliate (transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
  • assume To take on a position, duty or form
  • consume (transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
  • host To perform the role of a host.
  • ingest (transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
  • pick up (transitive, ) To collect an object, especially in passing.
  • pick up (transitive, ) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.

absorb — full definition

  1. verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
  2. verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
  3. verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
  4. verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.

affiliate — full definition

  1. noun A person, company, or organisation formally connected to a larger group or network.
  2. verb To officially join or connect with a larger organisation.

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