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sehr
     1. adv. very
           Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy.
     2. adv. a lot, much
           Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot.
geehrte
     1. Participle. form of geehrt
Frau
     1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
     2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
           Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
     3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
           Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
     4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
           Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
     5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
           Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
           Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
           Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
     6. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)
Müller
     1. Proper noun. surname, common, from=occupations
     2. n-m. miller
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)
Schreibe
     1. n-f. (informal) writing
     2. n-f. (informal) (writing) style
           eine flotte Schreibe
     3. v. first-person singular present of schreiben
     4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schreiben
     5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schreiben
     6. v. singular imperative of schreiben
     schreiben
          1. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
                Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
                Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
          2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
                Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
          3. v. to write (use handwriting)
                Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
          4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
                Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
          5. v. to be some year or date
                Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
          6. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
                Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
                Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
                Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
          7. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
                Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
                Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
          8. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
                Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
                Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
          9. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
                Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell
Hier
     1. n. (abstract) here, this place.
           Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now.
     2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
           Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village.
           Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa.
     3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
           Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street.
           Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top?
     4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context)
           Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all.
     5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”)
           Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular.
           Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken.
           Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old.
     6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject
           Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he?
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
weiter
     1. adj. comparative of weit
     2. adv. comparative of weit
           Ich kann weiter springen als du. - I can jump further than you.
     3. adv. further, farther, more
           noch weiter - even more
           weiter umfassend - further comprising
     4. adv. on; expresses the continuation of an action
           Geh weiter! - Walk on!
           Er spricht einfach weiter. - He just keeps talking.
           Wir müssen weiter unsere Pflicht tun. - We must continue to do our obligations.
     5. interj. go on
     6. interj. next
     weit
          1. adj. wide
          2. adj. large
          3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future)
                Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future.
          4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development.
                Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual.
                Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language.
          5. adv. far
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary