träumen

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See also: traumen, Traumen, and Träumen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German troumen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan. Akin to Dutch dromen, English dream, and Swedish drömma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən/
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  • Hyphenation: träu‧men

Verb

träumen (weak, third-person singular present träumt, past tense träumte, past participle geträumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to dream
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 153:
      Ihm träumte, er sähe Hofrat Behrens mit krummen Knien und steif nach vorn hängenden Armen die Gartenpfade dahinwandeln, indem er seine langen und gleichsam öde anmutenden Schritte einer fernen Marschmusik anpaßte.
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    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 38:
      Vielleicht träume ich? Vielleicht ist es mein letzter Traum, den ich träume, der Traum auf dem Sterbebett?
      Perhaps I am dreaming? Perhaps it is my last dream I am dreaming, the dream on my deathbed?

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