"etwa" meaning in German

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      "word": "etwaig"
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      "expansion": "Middle High German etwā",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "eddehwār",
        "4": "edde(s)hwār",
        "t": "somewhere"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German edde(s)hwār (“somewhere”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "etewanne",
        "3": "ete(s)wanne"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German ete(s)wanne",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German etwā, contraction of etewā (also eteswā), from Old High German edde(s)hwār (“somewhere”). For the first component compare etlich, etwas; the second is wo (“where”). A related formation was Middle High German ete(s)wanne, in which the second component is wann (“when”). It yielded modern etwan, which was displaced by the 19th century.",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "am {{{2}}}",
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        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "etwa",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "etwa",
      "name": "de-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "etlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "etwas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The height of the building is approximately 30 metres.",
          "text": "Das Gebäude ist etwa 30 Meter hoch.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "approximately"
      ],
      "id": "en-etwa-de-adv-X3nIcPKs",
      "links": [
        [
          "approximately",
          "approximately"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "in etwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "rund"
        },
        {
          "word": "ungefähr"
        },
        {
          "word": "zirka"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "in case of obstructions, for instance through storm damage",
          "text": "bei Behinderungen, etwa durch Sturmschäden",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "For instance, AfD politician Beatrix von Storch tweeted: \"The woke left's parallel universe is crumbling.\"",
          "ref": "2022 October 28, “Twitter-Übernahme von Musk: Die Rechten feiern und fordern Trump zurück”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Etwa AfD-Politikerin Beatrix von Storch twitterte: »Das linke woke Paralleluniversum wackelt.«",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for instance"
      ],
      "id": "en-etwa-de-adv-XZQvyJ4t",
      "links": [
        [
          "for instance",
          "for instance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beispielsweise"
        },
        {
          "word": "zum Beispiel"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "All additional costs that may be incurred shall be borne by the customer.",
          "text": "Alle etwa anfallenden Zusatzkosten trägt der Auftraggeber.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by any chance, possibly"
      ],
      "id": "en-etwa-de-adv-S3iwuXCP",
      "links": [
        [
          "by any chance",
          "by any chance"
        ],
        [
          "possibly",
          "possibly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gegebenenfalls"
        },
        {
          "word": "möglicherweise"
        },
        {
          "word": "unter Umständen"
        },
        {
          "word": "vielleicht"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you really want to leave so soon?",
          "text": "Willst du etwa schon gehen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "really (expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(modal) really (expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "modal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛtva/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "etwa"
}

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    "German lemmas",
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    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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    "Pages with entries",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "etwaig"
    },
    {
      "word": "in etwa"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "eddehwār",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "etewanne",
        "3": "ete(s)wanne"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German ete(s)wanne",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German etwā, contraction of etewā (also eteswā), from Old High German edde(s)hwār (“somewhere”). For the first component compare etlich, etwas; the second is wo (“where”). A related formation was Middle High German ete(s)wanne, in which the second component is wann (“when”). It yielded modern etwan, which was displaced by the 19th century.",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "am {{{2}}}",
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      },
      "expansion": "etwa",
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "etwa",
      "name": "de-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "etlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "etwas"
    },
    {
      "word": "wo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The height of the building is approximately 30 metres.",
          "text": "Das Gebäude ist etwa 30 Meter hoch.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "approximately"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "approximately",
          "approximately"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "in etwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "rund"
        },
        {
          "word": "ungefähr"
        },
        {
          "word": "zirka"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "in case of obstructions, for instance through storm damage",
          "text": "bei Behinderungen, etwa durch Sturmschäden",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "For instance, AfD politician Beatrix von Storch tweeted: \"The woke left's parallel universe is crumbling.\"",
          "ref": "2022 October 28, “Twitter-Übernahme von Musk: Die Rechten feiern und fordern Trump zurück”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Etwa AfD-Politikerin Beatrix von Storch twitterte: »Das linke woke Paralleluniversum wackelt.«",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for instance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "for instance",
          "for instance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beispielsweise"
        },
        {
          "word": "zum Beispiel"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "All additional costs that may be incurred shall be borne by the customer.",
          "text": "Alle etwa anfallenden Zusatzkosten trägt der Auftraggeber.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by any chance, possibly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "by any chance",
          "by any chance"
        ],
        [
          "possibly",
          "possibly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gegebenenfalls"
        },
        {
          "word": "möglicherweise"
        },
        {
          "word": "unter Umständen"
        },
        {
          "word": "vielleicht"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you really want to leave so soon?",
          "text": "Willst du etwa schon gehen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "really (expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(modal) really (expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer)"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛtva/"
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  "word": "etwa"
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