vertreten.
to step in, fill (a stead, gap)
Meaning & usage
to step in, fill (a stead, gap)
Er vertritt die Stelle des Direktors.
to fill in for, to substitute
Er vertritt den Direktor.
to represent
Der Anwalt vertritt seinen Mandanten.
Die Sportlerin hat ihr Land würdig vertreten.
to advocate, defend (a cause), to hold (an opinion)
Der Anwalt vertritt die Rechte seines Mandanten.
Ich vertrete die Meinung, dass...
to go for a walk (especially after a long period of sitting)
Ich habe mir im Park die Füße vertreten.
Ich habe mich im Park vertreten.
to sprain one’s leg/foot/knee/ankle
Ich habe mir im Park den Fuß vertreten.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vertrëten, from Old High German firtrëtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fratredan. By surface analysis, ver- + treten. Compare Dutch vertreden.
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