German word

Umfeld

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʊmfɛlt/

Meaning

  • neuter nounsurroundings

Example

Viele Menschen in meinem Umfeld sprechen Deutsch.

Many people around me speak German.

Illustration for Umfeld (surroundings)

More examples

Das digitale Umfeld beeinflusst unsere Kommunikation.

The digital setting influences our communication.

Core concept

A person's immediate zone of places, contacts, and influences.

Common phrases

  • berufliches Umfeld

    work environment

  • digitales Umfeld

    digital setting

  • lokales Umfeld

    local setting

Similar words

Freundeskreis: A circle of friends connected through regular social contact.
Nachbarschaft: The local area and its residents around someone's home.
Milieu: A social environment defined by shared customs and ways of life.
Umgebung: The nearby places, scenery, and space around a home or workplace.

Definition in German

Umfeld bedeutet die unmittelbare Umgebung, in der jemand lebt oder arbeitet, einschließlich der sozialen Kontakte

Word origin

Umfeld joins the German elements um, "around," and Feld, "field," to name what lies around someone and therefore forms their surrounding environment.

Usage tips

  • The phrase in meinem Umfeld uses the dative form of mein because Umfeld follows the preposition in when it describes a location or setting.

Other meanings

  • vicinitynoun
  • social circlenoun

Opposites

  • Innenbereichinterior areanoun

Related words

  • Umfeldstudiestudy of the surrounding environmentnoun
  • umfeldbezogenrelated to the surrounding environmentadjective

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