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Abends
1. n. genitive singular of Abend
2. adv. in the evening, at night, see Abend;
von morgens bis abends - from morning to night
3. adv. p.m., indicating that a time is in the evening or early night. a.m./p.m. have no direct equivalents in German; the appropriate time of day is used instead.
8 Uhr abends - 8 p.m.
Abend
1. n-m. evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight)
versammelte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of versammeln
2. v. third-person singular preterite of versammeln
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of versammeln
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of versammeln
versammeln
1. v. to gather, to assemble (a group of people for an event, meeting etc.)
An diesem Abend versammelte sie ihre Freunde zu einer Abschiedsfeier. - She gathered her friends that evening for a farewell party.
2. v. to gather (at a location)
Einige der Mitglieder versammeln sich nach der Treffen in einem Restaurant. - Some of the members gather at a restaurant after the meeting.
man
1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
2. pron. they, people (people in general)
Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
um
1. prep. about
Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
2. prep. around
Um die Ecke - around the corner
3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
6. conj. in order to, so as to
Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
8. adv. around, about
9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Herd
1. n. cooker; stove
Der Herd besteht aus einem Ofen und vier Herdplatten. - The cooker consists of an oven and four rings.
2. n. (by restriction) hob; cooktop
Der Ofen ist aus, aber der Herd ist noch an. - The oven is off, but the hob is still on.
Eine Sekunde! Ich hab was auf dem Herd. - One second! I have something cooking on the hob.
3. n. (dated, except in Herdfeuer) fireplace, hearth
Abends saßen sie alle am Herd und wärmten ihre Glieder. - In the evening they all sat by the hearth and warmed their limbs.
4. n. (figuratively) the household as the traditional workplace of women
Frauen gehören an den Herd. - Women belong in the household.
5. n. (figuratively) hotbed, place where something (negative) spreads from
Diese Region ist ein Herd der Unruhe. - This region is a hotbed of unrest.

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