"um" meaning in German

See um in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʊm/ Audio: De-um.ogg , De-um3.ogg , De-at-um.ogg Forms: umb [alternative], ümb [alternative], üm [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʊm Etymology: From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om, English umbe. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|umbe}} Middle High German umbe, {{inh|de|goh|umbi}} Old High German umbi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*umbi}} Proto-West Germanic *umbi, {{cog|lb|ëm}} Luxembourgish ëm, {{cog|nl|om}} Dutch om, {{cog|en|umbe}} English umbe Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} um (indeclinable, predicative only)
  1. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished Tags: indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-um-de-adj-4NMMTAyM

Adverb

IPA: /ʊm/ Audio: De-um.ogg , De-um3.ogg , De-at-um.ogg Forms: umb [alternative], ümb [alternative], üm [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʊm Etymology: From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om, English umbe. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|umbe}} Middle High German umbe, {{inh|de|goh|umbi}} Old High German umbi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*umbi}} Proto-West Germanic *umbi, {{cog|lb|ëm}} Luxembourgish ëm, {{cog|nl|om}} Dutch om, {{cog|en|umbe}} English umbe Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} um, {{de-adv}} um
  1. around, about
    Sense id: en-um-de-adv-ZyVxxDy0
  2. turned over, changed, from one state to another
    Sense id: en-um-de-adv-RxGyoPCC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 77 1 0 0 1 1 18 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 17 11 31 15 11 0 4 3 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: um deinetwillen, um euretwillen, um ihretwillen, um Ihretwillen, um meinetwillen, um seinetwillen

Conjunction

IPA: /ʊm/ Audio: De-um.ogg , De-um3.ogg , De-at-um.ogg Forms: umb [alternative], ümb [alternative], üm [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʊm Etymology: From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om, English umbe. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|umbe}} Middle High German umbe, {{inh|de|goh|umbi}} Old High German umbi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*umbi}} Proto-West Germanic *umbi, {{cog|lb|ëm}} Luxembourgish ëm, {{cog|nl|om}} Dutch om, {{cog|en|umbe}} English umbe Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} um, {{tlb|de|introduces a zu-clause}} (introduces a zu-clause)
  1. in order to, so as to
    Sense id: en-um-de-conj-HY9ClO6o

Preposition

IPA: /ʊm/ Audio: De-um.ogg , De-um3.ogg , De-at-um.ogg Forms: umb [alternative], ümb [alternative], üm [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʊm Etymology: From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om, English umbe. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|umbe}} Middle High German umbe, {{inh|de|goh|umbi}} Old High German umbi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*umbi}} Proto-West Germanic *umbi, {{cog|lb|ëm}} Luxembourgish ëm, {{cog|nl|om}} Dutch om, {{cog|en|umbe}} English umbe Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} um
  1. about
    Sense id: en-um-de-prep-pCYuHJvL
  2. around
    Sense id: en-um-de-prep-pKAMhA~D
  3. at, by (when relating to time)
    Sense id: en-um-de-prep-c9gHF56B
  4. by (percentage difference)
    Sense id: en-um-de-prep-PomUSFed
  5. (Austria) for (amount of money) Tags: Austria
    Sense id: en-um-de-prep-BejwadIQ Categories (other): Austrian German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (um + das): ums
Disambiguation of 'um + das': 0 0 27 34 40
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      "_dis1": "0 0 27 34 40",
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          "english": "around the corner",
          "text": "Um die Ecke",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "At eight o’clock we depart",
          "text": "Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab",
          "type": "example"
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          "by",
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.",
          "text": "Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "id": "en-um-de-prep-PomUSFed",
      "links": [
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Austrian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You can't buy much for one euro these days.",
          "text": "Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Special offer today for only 99 euros.",
          "text": "Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "(Austria) for (amount of money)"
      ],
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    },
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    },
    {
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    }
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      "name": "cog"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        {
          "english": "We’ve come (in order) to help.",
          "text": "Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen.",
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        }
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        "in order to, so as to"
      ],
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          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "so as to",
          "so as to"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ʊm/"
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ʊm"
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}

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      "form": "ümb",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "text": "Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um\nWe will shortly bind you/ Erdgeist, your time is up\n(Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis)",
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      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um deinetwillen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um euretwillen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um ihretwillen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um Ihretwillen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um meinetwillen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um seinetwillen"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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    },
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "om"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch om",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "umbe"
      },
      "expansion": "English umbe",
      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "ümb",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "üm",
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        "alternative"
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        "around, about"
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          "_dis": "2 0 77 1 0 0 1 1 18",
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        {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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