See also: timën

Danish

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Noun

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timen c sg

  1. definite singular of time

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English time.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtaɪ̯mən]
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  • Hyphenation: ti‧men

Verb

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timen (weak, third-person singular present timt or (proscribed) timet, past tense timte or (proscribed) timete, past participle getimt or (proscribed) getimet or (proscribed) getimed, auxiliary haben)

  1. to time (e.g. with a stopwatch)

Usage notes

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  • Inflected forms except timen (infinitive; 1. and 3. person plural indicative present active) and the past participle might be rare, at least in writing.
  • In the forms with stem time- (er timet, er timete, er hatte getimet or getimed) the e often is silent (as in timet, timete, getimet) but sometimes it's not (as in timen).
  • The forms with stem time- are proscribed.

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English tēmen.

Verb

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timen

  1. Alternative form of temen (to give birth, to support)

Etymology 2

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From Old English tīmian, from Proto-Germanic *tīmōną; equivalent to tyme (time) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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timen

  1. To take place; to come to pass.
  2. To experience life or happenings.
  3. To select when something happens.
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • English: time
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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timen m sg

  1. definite singular of time

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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timen m sg

  1. definite singular of time

Spanish

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Verb

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timen

  1. inflection of timar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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