Untersuchen
Example: Die Wissenschaftler untersuchen die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels genau.
Definition
"Untersuchen" means to carefully examine or investigate something in order to understand its nature, condition, or details. For example, scientists examine the effects of climate change by conducting detailed studies and analyses.
Etymology
The word "untersuchen" comes from the German prefix "unter-" meaning 'under' or 'among' and the verb "suchen" meaning 'to seek' or 'to search.' Together, it originally implied searching thoroughly among or beneath something to find out more. Did you know? The verb "suchen" is related to the English word 'seek.'
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"Untersuchen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (C2) - set 1", containing 95 commonly used words.
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