nem on

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Definitions

  • v. To presume.

Example Sentences

  • “Don't nem on that Tosfos holds like you say until you've seen other places where he says so kluhr ois.” (Weiser)

  • "To “nem” on to his theory and therefore go against the CC, who, despite the constant cries from MO, is one of the greatest of the gedolei haposkim of the past 100 years, is ludicrous." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אָננעמען onnemen

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      take on

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