zunehmend

Based on: zu, zunehmen
Adjective
  1. increasingly
  2. growing
1.

increasingly

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Examples
  • Die Stimmung im Büro wird zunehmend seltsam, seit der Chef angefangen hat, mit den Pflanzen zu reden.
  • The mood in the office is becoming increasingly strange ever since the boss started talking to the plants.
2.

growing

(for the moon)
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Prefix Verbs Explained – “zunehmen”

A quick look at the "zunehmen" and why it's the German translation for gaining weight.

Vocab: zunehmen, abnehmen, die Zunahme

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How many meanings does the German word 'zunehmend' have?

zunehmend has 2 distinct meanings: 1. increasingly, 2. growing.

What is 'zunehmend' related to?

The word 'zunehmend' is related to zu and zunehmen.

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Prefix Verbs Explained – “zunehmen”
A quick look at the "zunehmen" and why it's the German translation for gaining weight.
Vocab: zunehmen, abnehmen, die Zunahme
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