umspannen

German

Etymology 1

um- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈʃpanən/

Verb

umspannen (weak, third-person singular present umspannt, past tense umspannte, past participle umspannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to enclasp, to encompass, to embrace
  2. to encompass, to comprise, to span
Conjugation

Etymology 2

um- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmʃpanən/

Verb

umspannen (weak, third-person singular present spannt um, past tense spannte um, past participle umgespannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to change from one harness to another, to reharness
  2. (electricity) to braid, to convert
    Synonym: transformieren
Conjugation

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