Tangieren Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Tangieren" is used as verb with the meaning of "to touch upon", "to concern slightly" or "to affect slightly".

Essential properties of "tangieren"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

  • Infinitive: tangieren
  • Simple past: tangierte
  • Participle: tangiert

See full conjugation of tangieren

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Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "tangieren" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To slightly affect or influence"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. Die neue Regelung könnte die bestehenden Verträge tangieren.The new regulation could slightly affect existing contracts.
  2. Seine Entscheidung tangiert mich nicht direkt.His decision does not directly concern me.
  3. Die Kritik tangierte ihn nur oberflächlich.The criticism only superficially affected him.

2.) "To touch a curve or surface at a single point (mathematics)"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. Die Gerade tangiert den Kreis an einem Punkt.The line is tangent to the circle at one point.
  2. In der Geometrie tangieren zwei Linien, wenn sie sich berühren.In geometry, two lines are tangent if they touch each other.
  3. Der Graph tangiert die x-Achse bei x=0.The graph is tangent to the x-axis at x=0.
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