geraten

See also: Geräten

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʀaːtn̩/, /ɡəˈʀaːtən/

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Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gerāten, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German girātan.

Verb

1. (intransitive) to turn out, succeed
2. (intransitive) to thrive
3. (intransitive, with “an ...” or “auf ...” and an accusative noun) to come (across, by); to fall (upon)
4. (intransitive, with “in ...” or “unter ...” and a state or condition in the accusative) to get (into); to fall (into); to come (to); to fly (into)
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 45/2010, page 90:

     Drei Jahre nach Ausbruch der Finanzkrise mehren sich die Spannungen zwischen den Industrienationen, der freie Welthandel gerät unter Druck.

     Three years after the outbreak of the financial crisis, the tensions between the industrial nations are increasing, global free trade is coming under pressure.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• abgeraten
• hineingeraten
• hingeraten

• ins Visier geraten
• nachgeraten
• wohlgeraten

Etymology 2

Verb

geraten (past participle)

1. (with auxiliary verb “haben”) past participle of raten ("to advise, to recommend, to guess")

Adjective

geraten

1. advisable
2. guessed; solved