Annäherung

/ˈanˌnɛːəʁʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Annäherungen

Meaning

  1. rapprochement, approach

    • Es gab eine Annäherung der beiden Länder.

      There was a rapprochement between the two countries.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Versöhnung

Annäherung is a rapprochement — the early steps of two sides coming closer together; Versöhnung is the full reconciliation that follows.

Practice

1 What does Annäherung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es gab eine ___ der beiden Länder.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Annäherung?

noun

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