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vertreten.

to step in, fill (a stead, gap)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ferˈtreːtən/[fɐˈtʁeː.tn̩][fɛɐ̯-]
  1. to step in, fill (a stead, gap)

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Er vertritt die Stelle des Direktors.
  2. to fill in for, to substitute

    class-5 · common · strong · transitive
    Er vertritt den Direktor.
  3. to represent

    broadly · class-5 · strong · transitive
    Der Anwalt vertritt seinen Mandanten.
    Die Sportlerin hat ihr Land würdig vertreten.
  4. to advocate, defend (a cause), to hold (an opinion)

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Der Anwalt vertritt die Rechte seines Mandanten.
    Ich vertrete die Meinung, dass...
  5. to go for a walk (especially after a long period of sitting)

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Ich habe mir im Park die Füße vertreten.
    Ich habe mich im Park vertreten.
  6. to sprain one’s leg/foot/knee/ankle

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    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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