indessen

Adverb
  1. meanwhile
  2. on the other hand, while
1.

meanwhile

(In a temporal sense. Fairly rare in this sense.)
2.

on the other hand, while

(In a sense of contrasting. Turbo rare in this sense.)

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is indes just a shortening of this?

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Emanuel
Reply to  xv

DWDS says yes, so I’ll go with that :).
I wasn’t sure if “indes” was just for “contradiction” and not “concurrent events” but I guess not. I don’t think I have ever used “indes” for time though (if at all.)

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

indessen has 2 distinct meanings: 1. meanwhile, 2. on the other hand, while.

What is 'indessen' related to?

This is a standalone entry with no parent word listed.

Where can I learn more about 'indessen'?

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