See also: Beraten

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈʁaːtn̩], [bəˈʁaːtən]
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  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ra‧ten
  • Rhymes: -aːtn̩

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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