erraten
Meaning
- (class-7, strong) to determine (something) through advice or empathy
- (class-7, strong) to guess (something) correctly, to divine
Synonyms
prophezeihen
Voranschlag
Wahrsagung
Gespür haben
richtig raten
austüfteln
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛˈʁaːtən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German erraten, from Old High German irrātan, arrātan, urrātan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀrādan, from Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną (“to guess”). Equivalent to er- + raten (“advise, recommend; guess”). Cognate with English arread.
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