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die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
engsten
     1. adj. superlative of eng
     2. adj. form of eng
Verwandten
     1. n. genitive singular of Verwandter
     2. n. dative singular of Verwandter
     3. n. accusative singular of Verwandter
     4. n. nominative plural of Verwandter
     5. n. genitive plural of Verwandter
     6. n. dative plural of Verwandter
     7. n. accusative plural of Verwandter
     8. n. genitive singular of Verwandte
     9. n. dative singular of Verwandte
     10. n. nominative plural of Verwandte
     11. n. genitive plural of Verwandte
     12. n. dative plural of Verwandte
     13. n. accusative plural of Verwandte
     14. adj. form of verwandt
     Verwandte
          1. n. female equivalent of Verwandter: female relative
          2. n. plural of Verwandter
          3. n. nominative singular of Verwandter
betreuen
     1. v. to look after; to take care
     2. v. to supervise, to guide, to oversee
     3. v. to be responsible for a matter or process in a professional capacity
ihn
     1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).
           Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?
           Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it?
     2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object).
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Nehmen
     1. n. gerund of nehmen
     2. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
           Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat?
     3. v. (ditransitive) to take from
           Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage.
     4. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp
           Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand.
     5. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally)
           Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously.
           Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark.
           Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally.
     6. v. to capture, to arrest
           Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody.
     7. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill)
           Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache.
     8. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position)
           Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
     9. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose)
           Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax.
     10. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
           Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell
           Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance
           seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning
           Anstoß nehmen - to take offense
           ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example
           Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence
           ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end
           seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run
           das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life
           Maß nehmen - to take a measurement
           Notiz nehmen - to take notice
           Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration
           Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position
           einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course
           sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time
     11. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state)
           Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care!
     12. v. to seize, to capture
     13. v. to receive, to accept
     14. v. to foul
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.
nehmen an
     1. v. first-person plural present of annehmen
     2. v. third-person plural present of annehmen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of annehmen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of annehmen
seinem
     1. det. (possessive) dative singular of sein
Schmerz
     1. n. (chiefly in the plural) physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
           Haben Sie Schmerzen? - Do you feel pain?
           Das waren die schlimmsten Schmerzen, die ich je erlebt habe. - That was the worst pain I have ever felt.
     2. n. (chiefly in the singular) physical pain (theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or function)
           Schmerz ist ein Alarmsignal des Körpers. - Pain is an emergency signal of the body.
           Konditionierung durch Schmerz - conditioning by pain
     3. n. (chiefly in the singular) emotional pain, sorrow, heartache
           Man lebt weiter, aber der Schmerz bleibt. - One lives on, but the pain remains.
Teil
     1. n. part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)
           zum großen Teil. - largely.
     2. n. fraction of a whole
     3. n. part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one, often in relation to inanimate objects)
     4. n. (colloquial) thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater object)
     5. n. (colloquial) piece of clothing
     6. n. (slang) penis (see U.S. slang usage of thing)
     7. v. singular imperative of teilen
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