zumachen

German

Etymology

zu- +‎ machen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsuːmaxŋ̩/, /ˈtsuːmaxən/
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Verb

zumachen (weak, third-person singular present macht zu, past tense machte zu, past participle zugemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to close; to shut
    Synonym: schließen
  2. (loosely also) to lock
    Synonyms: abschließen, zuschließen
  3. (informal, regional) to hurry, to make haste

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “zumachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “zumachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “zumachen” in Duden online
  • “zumachen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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