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anhäufen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amass verb To gather a large amount of something over time, often wealth, possessions, or information.
  • cluster noun A small group of things growing, gathered, or occurring closely together.
  • clutter verb To fill a space with an untidy mass of objects.
  • collect verb To gather things together, often systematically.
  • pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.

Senses

anhäufen is used for these senses in English:

  • amass (transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.
  • cluster To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun sense 1).
  • collect (transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
  • pile (transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
  • run up (intransitive, transitive) To rise; to swell; to grow; to increase.

cluster — full definition

  1. noun A small group of things growing, gathered, or occurring closely together.
  2. verb To gather or group closely together.

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