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Denken
     1. n. (gerund of denken); thinking, thought(s)
     2. v. to think
           Ich denke, also bin ich. - I think, therefore I am.
           Er denkt gewichtige Dinge. - He is thinking weighty thoughts.
           Ich denke an früher. - I am thinking about the past.
     3. v. not to forget; to remember (to bring along, etc.)
           Denk an den Schlüssel! - Don’t forget the key.
     4. v. to imagine
           Das kann ich mir denken. - I can imagine that.
           Ich denke ihn mir als bärtigen Einsiedler. - I imagine him as a bearded hermit.
     5. v. to think, to believe, to assume, to conjecture
           Ja, das dachte ich mir. - Yes, I thought so.
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
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.
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
halten
     1. v. to hold
     2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
           Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
     3. v. to support; to hold up
     4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
           Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
     5. v. to keep
     6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
     7. v. to stop
           Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
     8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
           Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
     9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
           Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
     10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
           Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
           Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
     11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
           Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
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).
senkrecht
     1. adj. vertical (perpendicular to some roughly horizontal line, e.g. the surface of the earth)
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