zumuten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zuomuoten. Equivalent to zu- +‎ muten.

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Verb

zumuten (weak, third-person singular present mutet zu, past tense mutete zu, past participle zugemutet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to demand something unreasonable, inappropriate, inconsiderate from someone or something [with dative]
    1. to demand, to expect
      Man kann doch den Leuten diese Einschränkung nicht zumuten.You can't expect people to accept this restriction.
    2. to put through (cause to endure)
      Das muss ich dir leider zumuten.I'm afraid I have to put you through that.
    3. to take on
      Sie hat sich zu viel zugemutet.She took on too much.

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