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vertragen.

to tolerate, bear

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛrˈtraːɡən/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡŋ̩]/fərˈtraːɡən/[fɐˈtʁaːɡŋ̩]
  1. to tolerate, bear

    class-6 · strong · transitive
    Schmerz vertragen
  2. could do with (need something that would be beneficial)

    class-6 · colloquial · strong · transitive
    Ich könnte jetzt ein kühles Bier vertragen.
  3. to get along with (to be together or coexist well)

    class-6 · reflexive · strong
    Ich vertrage mich überhaupt nicht mit meinem Deutschlehrer.
  4. to go well with, to mix well, to get on well

    class-6 · reflexive · strong
    Wasser und Strom vertragen sich nicht gut.
  5. to make up (after a quarrel)

    class-6 · reflexive · strong
    Meine Schwester und ich streiten uns zwar oft, aber wir vertragen uns danach immer wieder.
  6. to (go from house to house and) deliver something

    Switzerland · class-6 · strong · transitive
  7. to move something by carrying

    class-6 · dated · regional · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, fartragan, from Proto-Germanic *fradraganą, equal to ver- + tragen. Cognate with Middle Low German verdragen, Dutch verdragen.

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