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dienlich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conducive adjective Helping to bring about or encourage a particular outcome.
  • instrumental adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.

Senses

dienlich is used for these senses in English:

  • conducive Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
  • instrumental (grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally corresponding to the English use of prepositions such as by, with, through, or by means of with the objective case.

instrumental — full definition

  1. adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.
  2. adj Involving or written for musical instruments rather than voice.
  3. noun A piece of music performed without vocals.

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