nachahmen

== German == === Etymology === nach- +‎ ahmen, the latter from Middle High German āmen (“to gauge”), from Middle High German āme, ōme (“liquid measure”), borrowed from Latin ama, hama (“firebucket, pail”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄμη (ámē, “water-bucket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnaːxˌʔaːmən] Hyphenation: nach‧ah‧men === Verb === nachahmen (weak, third-person singular present ahmt nach, past tense ahmte nach, past participle nachgeahmt, auxiliary haben) to copy, imitate, emulate (a person or thing) Er versuchte immer, das Verhalten seines großen Bruders nachzuahmen. ― He always tried to mimic his big brother's behavior. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Nachahmer === Further reading === “nachahmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “nachahmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “nachahmen” in Duden online “nachahmen” in OpenThesaurus.de