zunehmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- augment verb To make something larger or stronger by adding to it.
- deepen verb To make or become deeper.
- fatten verb To make an animal or person fatter, often by feeding them richly.
- flesh noun The soft tissue of a human or animal body, especially muscle and fat, as distinct from bone.
- increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
- mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
- rise verb To move upward or increase.
- wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
Senses
zunehmen is used for these senses in English:
- augment (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
- deepen (transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
- fatten (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
- fatten (intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
- fill out (intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
- flesh (transitive) To put flesh on; to fatten.
- increase (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
- mount (intransitive, sometimes, with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
deepen — full definition
- verb To make or become deeper.
- verb To make or become more intense, serious, or extreme.
- verb To make or become darker in colour, or lower in tone or pitch.