zusammensetzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• assemble verb To fit or put pieces together to make something whole.
• coalesce verb To join into a single mass or whole.
• compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
• compound noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.

Senses

zusammensetzen is used for these senses in English:

• assemble (transitive) To put together.
• coalescence The act of coalescing.
• compose (transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]
• compound (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
• gather up (transitive) To gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group or mass.
• make up To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to. [from 18th c.]
• piece together To physically assemble (or reassemble) from fragments or pieces.
• piece together (figuratively) To reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements.

assemble — full definition

1. verb To fit or put pieces together to make something whole.
2. verb To gather together as a group.

coalesce — full definition

1. verb To join into a single mass or whole.
2. verb To form from different pieces or elements.
3. verb To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
4. verb To merge, to intermingle freely.

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