nehmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
nehmen is used for these senses in English:
- apprehension (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
- do (transitive) To take (a drug).
- take (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- take (transitive) To have sex with.
- take (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- take (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- take (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- take (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
apprehension — full definition
- noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
- noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.
do — full definition
- verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- verb Used as a helping verb to form questions and negatives, or for emphasis.
- verb To be sufficient or acceptable.
- verb To fare or get on in a particular way.
- noun A social event or party (informal, chiefly British).