räumen

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German

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Etymology

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From Old High German rūmen; see Raum for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔɪ̯mən/
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Verb

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räumen (weak, third-person singular present räumt, past tense räumte, past participle geräumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to clear an area of debris, snow, mines, or other impediments
    Die Unfallstelle wurde inzwischen geräumt.
    The site of the accident has been cleared now.
    Im Winter räumt die Gemeinde nur die Hauptstraße.
    During winter, the municipality only clears the main road.
  2. to evacuate, to clear an area of people
    Aufgrund einer Bombendrohung musste das Gebäude geräumt werden.
    Due to a bomb threat, the building had to be evacuated.
  3. to vacate
    Der Minister musste nach dem Skandal seinen Posten räumen.
    The minister had to vacate his position after the scandal.
  4. to put, to move something to a place deemed more fitting
    Sie räumte die Teller in den Schrank.
    She put the plates into the cupboard.
    Wir sollten die Pflanzen in den Wintergarten räumen.
    We should move the plants to the winter garden.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • räumen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • räumen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • räumen” in Duden online
  • räumen” in OpenThesaurus.de