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lass
     1. v. singular imperative of lassen
     2. v. colloquial of
     lassen
          1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
                lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
          2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
                Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
                Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
          3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
                Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
          4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
          5. v. to cease; to desist
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
Gehen
     1. n. (gerund of gehen): "going".
     2. v. to go, to walk
           Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
           Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
           Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
     3. v. to leave
           Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
     4. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
           Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
           Es geht. - It’s all right.
     6. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
           Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
           Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
     7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
           Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
     8. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
           Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
           Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
     9. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
           Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
     10. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
           Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
     11. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
           Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
     12. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
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)
werde
     1. v. first-person singular present of werden
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of werden
     4. v. singular imperative of werden
     werden
          1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
                Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
          2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
                Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
                Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
                Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
          4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
                Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
          5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
                Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no
                Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
                Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
                Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
          6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
                Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
                Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
          7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
                Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
Schreien
     1. n. gerund of schreien
     2. n. dative plural of Schrei
     3. v. to shout; to yell; to cry; to scream; to howl
           Warum schreist du? - Why are you shouting?
     Schrei
          1. n. shout, cry, scream
                ein durchdringender Schrei - a piercing scream
          2. n. (figurative) cry
                der Schrei nach Gerechtigkeit - the cry for justice
          3. n. (colloquial idiomatic) craze
                der letzte Schrei - the latest craze
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