mitmachen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German mitmachen.

Noun

mitmachen (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) A state in which a person's body can be put into any posture, although the person has been instructed to resist any movement.

See also

German

Etymology

From mit- +‎ machen. Cognate with Hunsrik mitmache.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtˌmaχən/, [-χɴ̩]
  • Hyphenation: mit‧ma‧chen
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Verb

mitmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht mit, past tense machte mit, past participle mitgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to take part, to participate, to join in
    Ich mache auch bei schulischen Aktivitäten außerhalb des Unterrichts mit.I also take part in extracurricular activities.
  2. (intransitive) to experience, to endure, to go through
  3. (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) to function, to work
  4. (transitive) to take on something for others in addition to one's own activity (e.g., work, a task, etc.)

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • mitmachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • mitmachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • mitmachen” in Duden online
  • mitmachen” in OpenThesaurus.de