aufklären
Meaning
- to clear up, explain (a mystery etc)
- to enlighten; to inform (someone about something) (so they can take the appropriate course of action)
- to reconnoitre, scout
- to teach about the birds and the bees
Frequency
Hyphenated as
auf‧klä‧ren
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaʊfˌklɛːʁən/
Etymology
From auf- + klären, a calque of Middle Low German upklāren. Compare also Dutch opklaren.
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