Polyglot Dictionary

umrahmen

/ʊmˈʁaːmən/

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

Forms

present
umrahmt
past
umrahmte
perfect
hat umrahmt

Meaning

  1. to frame

    Built from um (around) + Rahmen (frame).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • um around
  • Rahmen frame

Similar words

einrahmen

umrahmen is more often figurative, meaning to "frame" or set the scene for an event; einrahmen is used literally, e.g. framing a picture.

Practice

1 What does umrahmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bäume ___ den See.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umrahmen?

verbinseparablecompound

Last updated