vertreten

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ treten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁeːtən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧tre‧ten

Verb

vertreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present vertritt, past tense vertrat, past participle vertreten, past subjunctive verträte, auxiliary haben)

  1. to represent
    angemessen vertreten.adequately represented.
  2. to substitute
  3. to advocate; to hold an opinion

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