German

Verb

nehmen ‎(class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present nimmt, past tense nahm, past participle genommen, past subjunctive nähme, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to take

   jemandem etwas nehmen — “to take something from someone”

   einen Anfang nehmen — “to begin” (Literally, “to take a beginning”)

   ein Haus in Pacht nehmen — “to lease a house” (Literally, “to take a house in lease”)

   das Wort nehmen — “to begin to speak” (Literally, “to take a word”)

2. (reflexive) to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state)

   Nimm dich in Acht!‎

   Take care!

3. (transitive) to seize; to capture
4. (transitive) to receive; to accept

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Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon neman, niman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną.

Verb

nehmen ‎(past nehm or nohm, past participle nahmen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) to take
2. (reflexive) to take oneself (to some state)
3. (transitive) to seize; to capture
4. (transitive) to receive; to accept

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