"verstehen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /və(ɹ)ˈʃteɪ.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-verstehen.wav
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Verstehen or German verstehen (“to understand, comprehend”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Verstehen}} Unadapted borrowing from German Verstehen, {{bor|en|de|verstehen|t=to understand, comprehend}} German verstehen (“to understand, comprehend”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} verstehen (uncountable)
  1. (sociology) A stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view, so that the actor is seen as a subject rather than an object of observation. Wikipedia link: verstehen Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sociology
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