kennenlernen

Meaning

  1. (transitive,weak) to get to know, become acquainted with (a person, place, thing); to befriend.
  2. (transitive,weak) to meet; introduce oneself to; to present.

Concepts

get to know

meet

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
ken‧nen‧ler‧nen
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkɛnənˌlɛɐ̯nən]
Etymology

kennen (“to be acquainted with”) + lernen (“to learn”).

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