Polyglot Dictionary

orten

/ˈɔʁtn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
ortet
past
ortete
perfect
hat geortet

Meaning

  1. to locate

    • Die Polizei konnte das Handy orten.

      The police were able to locate the phone.

    • Die Rettungskräfte konnten das Handy des Vermissten orten. So fanden sie ihn schnell.

      The rescue workers were able to locate the missing man's phone. That way they found him quickly.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

localiser

localiser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to locate."

Portuguese

localizar

localizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to locate."

Practice

1 What does orten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei konnte das Handy ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches orten?

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