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I. um [ʊm] PREP +acc

1. um (kreisend):

um jdn/etw [herum]
around [or Brit also or usu Am inf round] sb/sth
she lives just around [or Brit also or usu Am inf round] the corner
ganz um etw [herum]
all around [or Brit also or usu Am inf round] sth
to go/run around [or Brit also or usu Am inf round] sth

2. um (umschließend):

um jdn/etw
around [or Brit also or usu Am inf round] sb/sth
etw um den Hals tragen
to wear sth around [or Brit also or usu Am inf round] one's neck
das Team um jdn fig

3. um siehe auch Verb (nach allen Seiten):

mit etw dat um sich werfen
to throw sth about [or around]

4. um siehe auch n (wechselnd):

5. um siehe auch Verb (vergleichend):

6. um region (für):

you can buy it for €10

7. um siehe auch adj, n, Verb (bezüglich):

ein Film um etw
froh um etw
um etw laufen region
ein Skandal um etw
a scandal centred Brit [or Am -ered] on sth
um etw streiten
das Wissen um etw

8. um (wegen):

um jdn/etw
for sb/sth
um jds/einer S. gen willen
for the sake of sb [or for sb's sake] /for the sake of sth

II. um [ʊm] ADV

1. um (genau):

2. um (ungefähr):

it was written around 1740 [or in 1740 or thereabout[s]]

3. um (vorüber):

um sein
um sein Frist

Phrases:

um und um region

III. um [ʊm] CONJ

1. um (zwecks):

jd/etw tut etw, um etw zu tun
sb/sth does sth [in order] to do sth
jd/etw tut etw, um etw nicht zu tun
sb/sth does sth so as not to do sth

2. um (eignend):

4. um (konsekutiv):

etw brauchen, um etw zu tun
to need sth to do sth [or before one can do sth]

5. um (weiterführend):

Zug um Zug ADV form

Zug-um-Zug-Er·fül·lung N f LAW

Zug-um-Zug-Ge·schäft <-(e)s, -e> N nt LAW

Zug-um-Zug-Leis·tung <-, -en> N f LAW

Zug-um-Zug-Order N f FINMKT

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