maßnehmen

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German

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Etymology

From Maß +‎ nehmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːsˌneːmən/
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  • Hyphenation: maß‧neh‧men

Verb

maßnehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt maß, past tense nahm maß, past participle maßgenommen, past subjunctive nähme maß, auxiliary haben)

  1. (rare) to measure (with a measuring tape), to take measure
  2. (figurative) to measure, to judge, to value

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Further reading

  • maßnehmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache