ansammeln

/ˈanˌzamln̩/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
sammelt an
past
sammelte an
perfect
hat angesammelt

Meaning

  1. to accumulate

    Built from an (on, at) + sammeln (to collect).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • an on, at
  • sammeln to collect

Similar words

anhäufen

Near-total synonyms for "to accumulate"; anhäufen suggests piling something up, ansammeln suggests gradually gathering or collecting it over time.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

acumular

acumular is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to accumulate."

Portuguese

acumular

acumular is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to accumulate."

Practice

1 What does ansammeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es hat sich viel Müll ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ansammeln?

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