anmachen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to switch on, to turn on (a lamp, a stove, an electronic device, etc.)
  2. (weak) to light, to start (a fire, a candle, gas etc.);
  3. (weak) to turn on (a person, sexually), to hit on (a person)
  4. (colloquial,weak) to start something with (someone), to provoke (someone), to accost, (internet) to flame (approach aggressively)
  5. (weak) to dress (a salad)

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
an‧ma‧chen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈanˌmaχən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German anemachen. Equivalent to an- + machen.

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