empfangen
Meaning
- (class-7,strong,transitive) to receive (e.g. a present, a guest)
- (class-7,strong,transitive) to welcome; to greet; to receive cordially
- (class-7,intransitive,strong,transitive) to conceive; to become pregnant (with)
Concepts
become pregnant
be recognized
be noticed
get filled with
be pregnant
be seen
be visible
make welcome
be accepted
Synonyms
schwanger werden
in Empfang nehmen
entgegengehen
geschwängert werden
im Empfang nehmen
sich gefallen lassen
sich zuziehen
не отказатьсяannehmen
gastfreundlich sein
heimgesucht werden
sich aussetzen
auf sich nehmen
eingehen auf
einwilligen in
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛmˈ(p)faŋən/
Etymology
From Middle High German enphāhen, from Old High German intvāhan, from Proto-Germanic *andfanhaną. Equivalent to emp- + fangen and further ent- + fangen. Cognate with Dutch ontvangen, Old Saxon antfāhan, obsolete English onfang.
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