Annehmend

Annehmend is the present participle of the German verb annehmen, meaning to accept, to adopt, or to suppose. It expresses ongoing action or a conditional stance and is often translated as "accepting" or "assuming." As a form of Partizip I, it can appear in participial phrases or, in some stylistic contexts, as a modifier. It is formed from the infinitive by removing -en and adding -end: annehmen → annehmend.

Usage is primarily formal or literary. It can introduce adverbial or concessive clauses, for example: "Annehmend, dass die Ergebnisse vorläufig sind, veröffentlichen sie einen Zwischenbericht." It can also function as an attributive modifier in certain styles, such as "eine annehmende Haltung" (an accepting attitude) or "annehmende Entscheidungen" (accepting/assumptive decisions), though this usage is less common in everyday speech.

Relation to related forms: The noun An-nahme, or more commonly das Annehmen, denotes the act of accepting or assuming. The past participle angenom-men is used as "taken/assumed" and is more common in modern German. In contrast, the present participle annehmend is relatively rare outside formal or literary contexts, where it serves to convey a simultaneous or conditional action tied to acceptance or assumption.

See also: Annehmen (to accept), Annahme (the act of accepting or assuming), Angenommen (assumed).