einnehmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assume verb To accept something as true without proof.
- fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- span noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
einnehmen is used for these senses in English:
- assume To take on a position, duty or form
- fret (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- span (transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.
- take (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
assume — full definition
- verb To accept something as true without proof.
- verb To take on a role, responsibility, or form.
fret — full definition
- verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- noun One of the raised ridges across the neck of a guitar or similar instrument, used to mark finger positions.