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Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
Muss
     1. n. necessity, a must
     2. v. first-person singular present of müssen
     3. v. third-person singular present of müssen
     müssen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
                Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
                Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
                Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
          2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
                Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
                Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
          3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
noch
     1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
           Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
           Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
     2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
           Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
           Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
     3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
           Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
           Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
           Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
           Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
     4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
           Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
     5. adv. (with comparative) even
           Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
     6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
           Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
           Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
mehrere
     1. pron. multiple, several; more than one; a number of
Anwendungen
     1. n. plural of Anwendung
     Anwendung
          1. n-f. application
                Theorie und Anwendungen. - Theory and applications.
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
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
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