verantworten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verantwürten, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), equivalent to ver- +‎ antworten. Cognate of Yiddish פֿאַרענטפֿערן‎ (farentfern), Dutch verantwoorden, Afrikaans verantwoord, Luxembourgish veräntweren, West Frisian ferantwurdzje, Saterland Frisian feroantwoudje and Middle Low German vorantworden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈʔantvɔʁtən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧ant‧wor‧ten

Verb

verantworten (weak, third-person singular present verantwortet, past tense verantwortete, past participle verantwortet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to take responsibility (for)
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to answer, reply to something [to 19th c.]
    Synonym: beantworten

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

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