wissen

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Meaning

to know; to be aware of (a fact)
to remember (with noch)

Hyphenated as

wis‧sen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪsn̩/

Cognate with Dutch

weten

Cognate with English

wit

Cognate with Latin

videō

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Sentences

Wir wissen alle , wie wichtig dies sein könnte .

We all know how important this could be.

Niemand will wissen , ob er
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noch Obst oder Gemüse im Kühlschrank hat .

No one wants to know if they still have fruit or vegetables in the fridge.

Sie wissen wie ich ganz genau , dass ab Frühjahr nächsten Jahres nichts mehr passiert .

You know as well as I do that nothing will happen after spring next year.

" Wie sieht eine Passionsfrucht aus ?", wollte Oliver wissen .

"What does a passion fruit look like?" Oliver wanted to know.

Sie wissen , Schwarzarbeit gibt es gerade in illegalen Unternehmen .

As you know, Commissioner, where there is undeclared work there are usually undeclared businesses.

Diese Reform ist , wie wir alle wissen , unumgänglich .

As we all know, this reform is unavoidable.

Viele Organspender wissen nicht
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, dass ihnen die Organe bei schlagendem Herzen entnommen werden .

Many organ donors do not know that the organs are taken from them when the heart beats.

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