geraten.
to turn out; to succeed; to thrive
Meaning & usage
to turn out; to succeed; to thrive
to take after; to come to resemble
to come (across, by); to fall (upon)
to get (into); to fall (into); to come (to); to fly (into)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German gerāten, from Old High German girātan (“to counsel, decide, turn towards, take care of”), from Proto-West Germanic *garādan, from Proto-Germanic *garēdaną (“to have a plan for, take forethought of, purpose, intend, aim at”), equivalent to ge- + raten. Cognate with Middle Low German gerâden, Dutch geraden (“to form an assumption, guess”), Middle English ireden (“to counsel, advise, teach, help, provide”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌽 (garēdan, “to provide for, intend”).
advisable
guessed; solved
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German gerāten, equivalent to ge- + raten. Cognate with Middle Low German gerâden. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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