German

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Etymology

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rum- +‎ kommen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rumkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt rum, past tense kam rum, past participle rumgekommen, past subjunctive käme rum, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to move around
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to get around, to get about, to travel a lot
    Der Mann ist rumgekommen, hat 'ne Menge gesehen, sein Leben gelebt.The man's been places, seen things, lived life.
    In der Welt rumkommen.to go around the world.
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to visit someone briefly [with kurz]
    Synonym: vorbeikommen
    Ich komme mal kurz rum.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to be worthwhile [with bei (+ dative) ‘for someone/in something’]
    Synonym: sich lohnen
    Wenn dabei etwas rumkommt.If it's worth it; If there is profit in it.

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