umspannen

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German

Etymology 1

um- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation

Verb

umspannen (weak, third-person singular present umspannt, past tense umspannte, past participle umspannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to enclasp, to encompass, to embrace
  2. to encompass, to comprise, to span
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Etymology 2

um- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation

Verb

umspannen (weak, third-person singular present spannt um, past tense spannte um, past participle umgespannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to change from one harness to another, to reharness
  2. (electricity) to braid, to convert
    Synonym: transformieren
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