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vernehmen.

to hear

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛʁˈneːmən/
  1. to hear

    class-4 · formal · strong · transitive
  2. to question, to examine

    class-4 · strong · transitive
  3. to comprehend, to understand

    archaic · class-4 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vernemen, from Old High German firneman, from Proto-West Germanic *franeman, from Proto-Germanic *franemaną (“to take away”), equivalent to ver- + nehmen.

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