"bald" meaning in German

See bald in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /balt/ Audio: De-bald.ogg , De-bald2.ogg , De-at-bald.ogg [Austria] Forms: eher [comparative], früher [comparative], am ehesten [superlative], frühesten [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, pald, from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with Dutch boud, English bold. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|balde}} Middle High German balde, {{inh|de|goh|baldo}} Old High German baldo, {{m|goh|bald}} bald, {{m|goh|pald}} pald, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*balþ}} Proto-West Germanic *balþ, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*balþaz}} Proto-Germanic *balþaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*bʰel-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, {{cog|nl|boud}} Dutch boud, {{cog|en|bold}} English bold Head templates: {{head|de|adverb|comparative|eher|or|früher|superlative|am ehesten|or|frühesten}} bald (comparative eher or früher, superlative am ehesten or frühesten)
  1. soon, near in time Synonyms: demnächst, in Kürze, zeitnah
    Sense id: en-bald-de-adv-Boppe6HO
  2. almost Synonyms: fast, beinahe
    Sense id: en-bald-de-adv-lgLuyMoa
  3. (repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events. Tags: repeated
    Sense id: en-bald-de-adv-gheXYe~t Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 27 32 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alsbald, bis bald, in Bälde, sobald Related terms: -bold

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      "expansion": "Dutch boud",
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          "english": "The vacation will soon be over.",
          "text": "Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei.",
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        "soon, near in time"
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          "word": "in Kürze"
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          "word": "zeitnah"
        }
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        {
          "english": "At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.",
          "text": "Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "text": "bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein",
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        }
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        "Indicates a quick succession of events."
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        "(repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events."
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      "word": "bis bald"
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      "word": "in Bälde"
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      "form": "früher",
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      "form": "am ehesten",
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          "english": "The vacation will soon be over.",
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        "soon, near in time"
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          "word": "demnächst"
        },
        {
          "word": "in Kürze"
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        {
          "word": "zeitnah"
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      "categories": [
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          "english": "At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.",
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          "word": "beinahe"
        }
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        "Indicates a quick succession of events."
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        "(repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events."
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