"an sich" meaning in Dutch

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Adverb

IPA: /ɑn ˈzɪx/
Rhymes: -ɪx Etymology: German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”) Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|de|an sich|t=per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself}} German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”) Head templates: {{nl-adv}} an sich
  1. in and of itself, by itself, itself, per se Synonyms: op zich, op zichzelf, in wezen, als zodanig
    Sense id: en-an_sich-nl-adv-mvmYYw~B Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "an sich"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "an sich",
        "t": "per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself"
      },
      "expansion": "German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "an sich",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The story itself is wonderfully fluid prose and reads exceedingly well.",
          "text": "Het verhaal an sich is heerlijk vlot geschreven en leest als een trein.",
          "translation": "The story itself is wonderfully fluid prose and reads exceedingly well.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              89,
              96
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              84,
              90
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It wasn't mentioned once during this campaign, but our greatest probleem is outrage itself.",
          "ref": "2025 November 3, Sander Schimmelpenninck, “Als je een fascist zijn zondebok afpakt, komt hij gewoon met een nieuwe”, in Volkskrant, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2025, page 2:",
          "text": "Het ging er deze campagne niet één keer over, maar ons grootste probleem is de opwinding an sich.",
          "translation": "It wasn't mentioned once during this campaign, but our greatest probleem is outrage itself.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "in and of itself, by itself, itself, per se"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "in and of itself",
          "in and of itself"
        ],
        [
          "by itself",
          "by itself"
        ],
        [
          "itself",
          "itself"
        ],
        [
          "per se",
          "per se"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "op zich"
        },
        {
          "word": "op zichzelf"
        },
        {
          "word": "in wezen"
        },
        {
          "word": "als zodanig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑn ˈzɪx/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "an sich"
}
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "an sich"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "de",
        "3": "an sich",
        "t": "per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself"
      },
      "expansion": "German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "an sich",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch adverbs",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch multiword terms",
        "Dutch terms borrowed from German",
        "Dutch terms derived from German",
        "Dutch terms with quotations",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪx",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪx/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The story itself is wonderfully fluid prose and reads exceedingly well.",
          "text": "Het verhaal an sich is heerlijk vlot geschreven en leest als een trein.",
          "translation": "The story itself is wonderfully fluid prose and reads exceedingly well.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              89,
              96
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              84,
              90
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It wasn't mentioned once during this campaign, but our greatest probleem is outrage itself.",
          "ref": "2025 November 3, Sander Schimmelpenninck, “Als je een fascist zijn zondebok afpakt, komt hij gewoon met een nieuwe”, in Volkskrant, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2025, page 2:",
          "text": "Het ging er deze campagne niet één keer over, maar ons grootste probleem is de opwinding an sich.",
          "translation": "It wasn't mentioned once during this campaign, but our greatest probleem is outrage itself.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in and of itself, by itself, itself, per se"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in and of itself",
          "in and of itself"
        ],
        [
          "by itself",
          "by itself"
        ],
        [
          "itself",
          "itself"
        ],
        [
          "per se",
          "per se"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "op zich"
        },
        {
          "word": "op zichzelf"
        },
        {
          "word": "in wezen"
        },
        {
          "word": "als zodanig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑn ˈzɪx/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "an sich"
}

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