Polyglot Dictionary

beraten

/bəˈʁaːtn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
berät
past
beriet
perfect
hat beraten

Meaning

  1. to advise

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abraten

Abraten is advising someone against doing something; beraten is the neutral word for advising or counselling in general.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

assessorar

assessorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to advise."

Practice

1 What does beraten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Bank ___ ihre Kunden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beraten?

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