"darum" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdaːʁʊm/, /daːˈʁʊm/ Audio: De-darum.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊm Etymology: Middle High German darumme, dar umme, darumbe, dar umbe, from Old High German dār (“there”) umbi (“around”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|darumme, dar umme, darumbe, dar umbe}} Middle High German darumme, dar umme, darumbe, dar umbe, {{inh|de|goh|dār|t=there}} Old High German dār (“there”), {{m|goh|umbi|t=around}} umbi (“around”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} darum, {{de-adv}} darum
  1. around it, around that
    Sense id: en-darum-de-adv--ZP9ji0g
  2. therefore, for that reason
    Sense id: en-darum-de-adv-LDDt9Knf
  3. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)
    Sense id: en-darum-de-adv-o17cqN6~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deshalb, darumb [obsolete], drum [colloquial], d'rum

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for darum meaning in German (2.3kB)

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