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am
     1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
           am Ende - at the end
           am Rande - on the margin(s)
           am Leben - alive
     2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
           am Berg - on the mountain
           am Fest - at the festival
           am Schirm - on the screen
     3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
           am schnellsten - fastest
           am schwächsten - weakest
           am wichtigsten - most important
           Er spielt am besten. - He plays best.
     an
          1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
                Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
          2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
          3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
                Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
                Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
          4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
                zweimal am Tag - twice a day
          5. prep. on; onto
                Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
          6. prep. at; against
                Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
          7. prep. to; for
                Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
          8. adv. onward; on
                von heute an - from today on
          9. adj. (predicative) on
                Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
meinen
     1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
           Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
     2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
           Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
     3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
           Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
     4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
           Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
           Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
     5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
           Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
     6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
     7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
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.
Kommen
     1. n. (gerund of kommen): "coming", "arrival".
     2. v. to come; to arrive
           Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
           Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
     3. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
           Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
           Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
     4. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
           Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
           Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
     5. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
           Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
           Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
     6. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.)
           Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
           Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
     7. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be
           Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
           Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
     8. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
           Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
     9. v. to be due to; to be the result of
           Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
     10. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative)
           Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland.
           Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats.
     11. v. to orgasm; to cum
           Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
           Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
     12. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people.
     13. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result.
     14. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later.
           Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas.
     15. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um)
           Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share.
     16. v. to touch inadvertently
           Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
     17. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative)
           Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle.
     18. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well)
           Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well.
keine
     1. en:not a
     2. pron. feminine of kein
           Das ist keine Lampe. - That is not a lamp.
     3. pron. of kein
           Elemente sind Stoffe, die in keine einfacheren Stoffe zerlegt werden können. - Elements are substances that can not be decomposed into any simpler substance.
     4. pron. feminine of keiner
           uxi, Ich kenne keine, die mir gefällt., I don't know anyone I like.
     5. pron. of keiner
           Von den Lösungen ist keine korrekt. - Of the solutions, none is correct.
Menschen
     1. n. singular of Mensch
     2. n. plural of Mensch
     Mensch
          1. n. human, human being, man
          2. n. woman
          3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad
          4. interj. man! rah!
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