beraten

German

Etymology

be- +‎ raten. Cognate with English berede (“to advise”) and beread (“to inform, counsel, plan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈʁaːtn̩], [bəˈʁaːtən]

• audio (Germany):

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• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: be‧ra‧ten

Verb

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

Derived terms

• Berater
• Beratung

Related terms

• Rat

Further reading

• “beraten” in Duden online