mimen

/ˈmiːmən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
mimt
past
mimte
perfect
hat gemimt

Meaning

  1. to feign, to act

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

Similar words

vortäuschen

mimen and vortäuschen are close synonyms for "to feign"; mimen also has an "to act," play a role, sense.

Practice

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