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German
Pronunciation
Conjunction
indem
- by (indicates a means)
Thomas hat das Geld verdient, indem er Limonade verkauft hat.- Thomas earned the money by selling lemonade.
- (archaic) while, at the time that
- Synonyms: indes, da, während, dieweil, (obsolete) weil
Further reading
- “indem” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “indem” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon