Meaning
- (weak) to take responsibility (for)
- (obsolete, transitive, weak) to answer, reply to something
Concepts
Synonyms
Verantwortung tragen
verantwortlich zeichnen
Rechenschaft ablegen
den Hut aufhaben
vertreten müssen
akkusatiivi aufkommen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛʁˈʔantvɔʁtən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German verantwürten, verantworten, equivalent to ver- + antworten. Cognate of Yiddish פֿאַרענטפֿערן (farentfern), Dutch verantwoorden, Afrikaans verantwoord, Luxembourgish veräntweren, West Frisian ferantwurdzje, Saterland Frisian feroantwoudje and Middle Low German vorantworden.
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