Antworten
Example: Kannst du bitte auf meine Frage antworten?
Definition
"Antworten" means to reply or give a response to a question, statement, or request. It involves providing information or feedback when someone asks something, as in the example sentence: 'Kannst du bitte auf meine Frage antworten?' which means 'Can you please answer my question?'.
Etymology
The word "antworten" comes from Middle High German 'antworten', which itself derives from Old High German 'antwurtan'. It combines 'ant-' meaning 'against' or 'in return' and 'wort' meaning 'word'. So, "antworten" literally means 'to give a word in return', which perfectly fits its meaning of responding.
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"Antworten" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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