Polyglot Dictionary

erachten

/ɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Forms

present
erachtet
past
erachtete
perfect
hat erachtet

Meaning

  1. to consider

    Built from er- ((intensifier)) + achten (to regard).

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Made of

  • er- (intensifier)
  • achten to regard

Similar words

überlegen

erachten is more about forming a judgment or opinion, formal, like "ich erachte es für wichtig"; überlegen is more about the act of thinking or pondering — both mean "to consider."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

considerar

considerar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to consider."

Portuguese

considerar

considerar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to consider."

Practice

1 What does erachten mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches erachten?

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