verantworten
C1to be responsible
- English meaning
- to be responsible
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verantworten in a sentence
Jeder muss für seine eigenen Handlungen verantworten.
Word family
verantworten is built from antworten (answer, reply) and orten (to locate). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Words that go with verantworten
abdankento abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)die Abduktionabduction / inference to best explanationdas Abendlandwestern world / occidentabgrundtiefabysmal / fathomlessdie Ablagerunga deposit / deposition (geology)das Ablebena demise / passingdie Abriegelunga lockdowndie Absetzunga (court) depositionder Absolutismusabsolutism / unrestrained powerdie Absonderungseparation / isolation / segregationdie Abstraktionabstraction / abstract artdie Absurditätabsurdity / logical contradiction
Questions about verantworten
What does verantworten mean in English?
verantworten means "to be responsible". For example: "Jeder muss für seine eigenen Handlungen verantworten."
What level is verantworten in German?
verantworten is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.
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