"worum" meaning in German

See worum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /voˈʁʊm/, /ˈvoːʁʊm/ Audio: De-worum.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-worum2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: wodrum [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: Doublet of warum. Etymology templates: {{doublet|de|warum}} Doublet of warum Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} worum, {{de-adv}} worum
  1. about what Synonyms: wovon, um was
    Sense id: en-worum-de-adv-9e4kZxIJ
  2. around what
    Sense id: en-worum-de-adv-W2hwPFT4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0

Alternative forms

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