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in Anspruch nehmen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • occupy verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

in Anspruch nehmen is used for these senses in English:

  • draw down (transitive) To acquire or pull in, as funding.
  • occupy To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
  • take (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).

occupy — full definition

  1. verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
  2. verb To hold someone's attention or fill their time.
  3. verb To take control of a place, especially by military force.

take — full definition

  1. verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
  2. verb To accept, receive, or consume something offered.
  3. verb To require a certain amount of time, effort, or resources.
  4. noun A particular version, interpretation, or recording of something.

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