grämen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German grem(m)en, ultimately from the root of gram (angry).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɛːmən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁeːmən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: grä‧men

Verb

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grämen (weak, third-person singular present grämt, past tense grämte, past participle gegrämt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dated or literary) to trouble; to worry; to make unhappy
    Synonyms: bekümmern, betrüben, Sorgen machen, traurig machen
  2. (reflexive, dated or literary) to feel sorrow; to worry; to be unhappy
    Synonyms: sich Sorgen machen, betrübt sein, traurig sein, unglücklich sein

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • grämen” in Duden online
  • grämen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache