kennenlernen
Meaning
- (transitive,weak) to get to know, become acquainted with (a person, place, thing); to befriend.
- (transitive,weak) to meet; introduce oneself to; to present.
Concepts
get to know
meet
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ken‧nen‧ler‧nen
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkɛnənˌlɛɐ̯nən]
Etymology
kennen (“to be acquainted with”) + lernen (“to learn”).
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