"herum" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /hɛˈʁʊm/ Audio: De-herum.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German her umbe, equivalent to modern her (“hither”) + um (“about”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|her}} Middle High German her, {{m|gmh|umbe}} umbe, {{m|de|her|t=hither}} her (“hither”), {{m|de|um|t=about}} um (“about”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} herum, {{de-adv}} herum
  1. about, around. Related terms: herumgehen, herumlaufen, umher, umhin
    Sense id: en-herum-de-adv-C0w8VlyA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for herum meaning in German (1.5kB)

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