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anmachen
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See also: Anmachen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German anemachen. Equivalent to an- + machen.
Pronunciation
Verb
anmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht an, past tense machte an, past participle angemacht, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, chiefly Germany) to switch on, to turn on (a lamp, a stove, an electronic device, etc.)
- Synonyms: anstellen, anschalten, aufdrehen, einschalten, anschmeißen
- Antonyms: ausmachen, ausstellen, abstellen, abdrehen, abschalten, ausschalten
- Könnt ihr bitte eure Kamera anmachen? ― Could you all please turn on your camera?
- (transitive) to light, to start (a fire, a candle, gas etc.);
- (transitive) to turn on (a person, sexually), to hit on (a person)
- (transitive, colloquial) to start something with (someone), to provoke (someone), to accost, (Internet) to flame (approach aggressively)
- 1984, “99 Luftballons”, in 99 Luftballons, performed by Nena:
- Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft / Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to dress (a salad)
- (reflexive, chiefly Austria, colloquial) to soil oneself (with urine or feces or both)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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