richten
- (transitive, weak) to direct, to point
- (transitive, weak) to direct, to address
- (transitive, weak) to fix, to rectify, to put right
- (transitive, weak) to straighten (something bent or tilted or not lined up properly); to right
- (reflexive, weak) to be directed (at) (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.)
- (transitive, weak) to judge
- (reflexive, weak) to follow the lead of, to abide by (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.)
- (reflexive, weak) to depend [with nach ‘on’] (impersonal)
- (dated, transitive, weak) to execute, to put to death
- (Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland, transitive, weak) to prepare
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʁɪçtn̩]
Etymology
In summary
Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan (“to right”). Cognate with English right.
Related words
address
meet up with
pass judgement on
bend straight
catch up with
erledigen
in Ordnung bringen
instandsetzen
in Gang bringen
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