zumachen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to close; to shut
  2. (also, broadly, weak) to lock
  3. (informal, regional, weak) to hurry, to make haste

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtsuːmaxŋ̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German zuomachen, zuo machen, zūmachen, equivalent to zu- + machen. Compare Middle Low German tômaken, whence German Low German tomaken.

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