raten
Meaning
- (class-7, intransitive, strong) to advise; to recommend
- (class-7, strong, transitive) to guess
Concepts
Synonyms
ratgeben
anraten
einen Rat geben
Rat geben
prophezeihen
sich vorstellen
Teilzahlungen
warnend predigen
nahe legen
ans Herz legen
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ra‧ten
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁaːtn̩/
Etymology
From Middle High German raten, from Old High German rātan, from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną. Cognate with Low German raden, Dutch raden, English rede, read, Danish råde.
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