German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hinnemen, from Old High German hinaneman. Equivalent to hin- +‎ nehmen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhɪn.neː.mən]
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  • Hyphenation: hin‧neh‧men

Verb

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hinnehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt hin, past tense nahm hin, past participle hingenommen, past subjunctive nähme hin, auxiliary haben)

  1. to accept (with resignation or reluctance, e.g. loss, etc)
    Verluste hinnehmen.to suffer losses.
    Kompromisse hinnehmen.to accept compromises.
  2. to take

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • hinnehmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hinnehmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hinnehmen” in Duden online
  • hinnehmen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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