"herum-" meaning in German

See herum- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /hɛˈʁʊm/ Audio: De-herum-.ogg
Etymology: herum in compounds. Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} herum-
  1. Denoting aimless action. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: rum- [colloquial] Derived forms: herumkramen, herumzeigen
    Sense id: en-herum--de-prefix-v2qkhrom Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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  "hyphenation": [
    "he‧rum"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prefix",
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        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "herumkramen"
        },
        {
          "word": "herumzeigen"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "herum- + gehen (“walk”) → herumgehen (“wander, walk without a destination”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Denoting aimless action."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "aimless",
          "aimless#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "rum-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/hɛˈʁʊm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-herum-.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "herum-"
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    {
      "word": "herumkramen"
    },
    {
      "word": "herumzeigen"
    }
  ],
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        "German prefixes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "aimless",
          "aimless#English"
        ]
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      ]
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  ],
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    },
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  ],
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