geraten

Meaning

Verb

1. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to turn out, succeed
2. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to thrive
3. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to come (across, by); to fall (upon)
4. (class-7, figuratively, intransitive, strong) to get (into); to fall (into); to come (to); to fly (into)

Adj

1. advisable
2. guessed; solved

raten

1. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to advise; to recommend
2. (class-7, strong, transitive) to guess

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Concepts

thrive

advised

advisory

be succesful

desirable

flourish

advisable

guessed

prosper

resemble

succeed

get into

Synonyms

prosperieren

gelingen

glücken

gedeihen

ratsam

gelangen

verfallen

am Platz

sich finden

zu empfehlen

sehr zu empfehlen

empfiehlt sich

angebracht

zu raten

angezeigt

empfehlenswert

hineingehen

sich sehen

tunlich

Translations

tieren

bloeien

🌼

floreren

gedijen

vooruitkomen

welvaren

prospérer

uğramak

maruz kalmak

prosperare

kela yekî rabûn

ji xwe çûn

judicieux

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

groote

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈʁaːtn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: gerāten

Inherited from Old High German: girātan

Cognate with Middle Low German: gerâden

Cognate with Dutch: geraden

Cognate with Middle English: ireden

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle High German gerāten, from Old High German girātan (“to counsel, decide, turn towards, take care of”), from Proto-West Germanic *garādan, from Proto-Germanic *garēdaną (“to have a plan for, take forethought of, purpose, intend, aim at”), equivalent to ge- + raten. Cognate with Middle Low German gerâden, Dutch geraden (“to form an assumption, guess”), Middle English ireden (“to counsel, advise, teach, help, provide”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌽 (garēdan, “to provide for, intend”).