Germ — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

anything that provides inspiration for later work

a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɜːm/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɜːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɜːm/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɜːm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bug microbe source seed

Word Forms

germinal	adjective	containing seeds of later development
germinate	verb	work out
microbial	adjective	of or involving or caused by or being microbes
germy	adjective	full of germs or pathological microorganisms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Keim

alles, was Inspiration für spätere Arbeiten bietet

🇫🇷French

germe

tout ce qui peut inspirer un travail ultérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

germen

Cualquier cosa que sirva de inspiración para trabajos posteriores.

🇮🇹Italian

germe

tutto ciò che fornisce ispirazione per il lavoro successivo

🇳🇱Dutch

kiem

alles wat inspiratie biedt voor later werk

🇵🇹Portuguese

germe

qualquer coisa que forneça inspiração para trabalhos posteriores

🇷🇺Russian

зародыш

все, что дает вдохновение для дальнейшей работы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोगाणु

कुछ भी जो बाद के काम के लिए प्रेरणा प्रदान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জীবাণু

পরবর্তী কাজের জন্য অনুপ্রেরণা প্রদান করে এমন কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

கிருமி

பிற்கால வேலைக்கு உத்வேகம் அளிக்கும் எதுவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సూక్ష్మక్రిమి

తదుపరి పని కోసం ప్రేరణను అందించే ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

जंतू

नंतरच्या कामासाठी प्रेरणा देणारी कोणतीही गोष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

જંતુ

કંઈપણ જે પછીના કાર્ય માટે પ્રેરણા પૂરી પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಾಣು

ನಂತರದ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿ ನೀಡುವ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബീജം

പിന്നീടുള്ള ജോലിക്ക് പ്രചോദനം നൽകുന്ന എന്തും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੀਟਾਣੂ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੇ ਕੰਮ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جراثیم

کوئی بھی چیز جو بعد کے کام کے لیے تحریک فراہم کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胚芽

任何能为以后的工作提供灵感的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

胚芽

後の仕事にインスピレーションを与えるもの

🇰🇷Korean

세균

이후 작업에 영감을 주는 모든 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mầm bệnh

bất cứ điều gì mang lại cảm hứng cho công việc sau này

🇹🇭Thai

เชื้อโรค

สิ่งใดก็ตามที่เป็นแรงบันดาลใจในการทำงานในภายหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuman

apa pun yang memberikan inspirasi untuk pekerjaan selanjutnya

🇵🇭Filipino

mikrobyo

anumang bagay na nagbibigay ng inspirasyon para sa susunod na trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

kuman

apa sahaja yang memberi inspirasi untuk kerja nanti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جرثومة

أي شيء يوفر الإلهام للعمل اللاحق

🇮🇷Persian

میکروب

هر چیزی که الهام بخش کارهای بعدی باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

mikrop

daha sonraki çalışmalar için ilham veren her şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶבֶט

כל דבר שמספק השראה לעבודה מאוחרת יותר

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The primary meaning of 'germ' is 'anything that provides inspiration for later work'.

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