umarmen

German

Etymology

um- +‎ Arm +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈʔaʁmən/
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  • Hyphenation: um‧ar‧men

Verb

umarmen (weak, third-person singular present umarmt, past tense umarmte, past participle umarmt, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

  1. to embrace, to hug
    Synonym: drücken
    Sei umarmt [von deiner/deinem …] (at the end of a letter)Lots of love [from …]
    Sie umarmten sich.They embraced/hugged.

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Further reading

  • umarmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • umarmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • umarmen” in Duden online
  • umarmen” in OpenThesaurus.de