beraten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German berāten, from Old High German birātan, from Proto-West Germanic *birādan. Equivalent to be- +‎ raten. Cognate with obsolete English berede (to advise) and beread (to inform, counsel, plan) and Dutch beraden.

Pronunciation

Verb

beraten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present berät, past tense beriet, past participle beraten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive or reflexive) to discuss
  2. (transitive) to advise

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Further reading

  • beraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • beraten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • beraten” in Duden online
  • beraten” in OpenThesaurus.de