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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

reden.

to talk, to speak, to orate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʁeːdən/[ˈʁeːdən][ˈʁeːdn̩]
  1. to talk, to speak, to orate

    intransitive · weak
    Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden.
  2. to talk, to reveal (something secret)

    intransitive · weak
    Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet.
  3. to say, to speak

    transitive · weak
    Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet.
    Jetzt redest du Unsinn.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, rediōn (“to speak”), a derivative of reda, redia (“speech, word, opinion, view, mind”), from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō (“accountability, speech”). See Rede.

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