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lehren.

to teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈleːʁən/
  1. to teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher

    intransitive · transitive · weak
    Ich lehre Geschichte.
    Sie lehrt an der Uni.
  2. to teach

    formal · transitive · weak
    Meine Großmutter lehrte mich das Stricken.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lēren, from Old High German lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from *laizō (“lore”), from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *lizaną + *-janą, stative from the root *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”). Cognate with Alemannic German lehre, Low German lehren, Dutch leren, Afrikaans leer, Danish lære, Norwegian lære, Swedish lära, English lear. Related to lernen.

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