verraten
Meaning
- (class-7,strong,transitive) to betray, to be disloyal to
- (class-7,ditransitive,strong) to reveal (something secret)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ver‧ra‧ten
Pronounced as (IPA)
[fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]
Etymology
From Middle High German verrāten, from Old High German firrātan, from Proto-West Germanic *frarādan. Equivalent to ver- + raten. Cognate to Dutch verraden.
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