No. 13,740 in German
engsten
"Engsten" is the inflected form of "eng" in German, meaning "tightest" or "closest" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Er vertraute nur seinen engsten Freunden seine Geheimnisse an.
He only trusted his closest friends with his secrets.
In this sentence, 'engsten' is used as an adjective, derived from 'eng', meaning 'close' or 'tight', describing the friends as being very close and trusted.
Die Straße war für den engsten Verkehr gesperrt.
The street was closed for the tightest traffic.
Here, 'engsten' is used as an adjective to denote 'tightest' or 'most constricted', describing the degree of traffic congestion.
In den engsten Kreisen wurde die Nachricht verbreitet.
The news was spread among the closest circles.
In this usage, 'engsten' serves as an adjective to describe the circles as being the most exclusive or intimate groups.
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