Konturen annehmen

to take shape

Türkçe: şekillenmek

Not Konturen nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Konturen goes with annehmen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Konturen Pl.

Verb

annehmen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Entwurf für das neue Gebäude nimmt langsam Konturen an.

How it is used

Means 'to take shape' (neutral/formal). Core: becoming concrete. Use in planning, e.g., 'Der Businessplan nimmt langsam Konturen an.' Implies gradual development, not sudden completion.

Other verbs that go with Konturen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Konturen gewinnento take shape

All collocations with Konturen

Other collocations built on annehmen

• einen Ausdruck annehmento adopt an expression
• Dank annehmento receive gratitude from someone
• Farbe annehmento take on color
• Form annehmento take shape
• Gestalt annehmento take on a definite form
• eine Gewohnheit annehmento adopt a habit
• eine Stelle annehmen (Arbeit)to accept a job/position
• Vernunft annehmento accept reason