"Verstand" meaning in German

See Verstand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant/ Audio: De-Verstand.ogg , De-at-Verstand.ogg
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Middle High German verstant, verstont, ferstant, from Old High German firstant (“intellect, wisdom”), from Proto-West Germanic *frastand, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (“to understand”), equivalent to ver- + Stand. Cognate with Middle Low German vörstant (whence German Low German Verstand), Dutch verstand. Related to verstehen. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|verstant}} Middle High German verstant, {{inh|de|goh|firstant|t=intellect, wisdom}} Old High German firstant (“intellect, wisdom”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*frastand}} Proto-West Germanic *frastand, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*frastandan|t=to understand}} Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (“to understand”), {{af|de|ver-|Stand}} ver- + Stand, {{cog|gml|vörstant}} Middle Low German vörstant, {{cog|nds-de|Verstand}} German Low German Verstand, {{cog|nl|verstand}} Dutch verstand Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,e:^e}} Verstand m (strong, genitive Verstandes or Verstands, plural Verstande or Verstände), {{tlb|de|usually|_|uncountable}} (usually uncountable) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,e:^e}} Forms: Verstandes [genitive], Verstands [genitive], Verstande [plural], Verstände [plural], strong [table-tags], Verstand [nominative, singular], Verstande [definite, nominative, plural], Verstände [definite, nominative, plural], Verstandes [genitive, singular], Verstands [genitive, singular], Verstande [definite, genitive, plural], Verstände [definite, genitive, plural], Verstand [dative, singular], Verstande [dative, singular], Verstanden [dative, definite, plural], Verständen [dative, definite, plural], Verstand [accusative, singular], Verstande [accusative, definite, plural], Verstände [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. intellect Tags: masculine, strong, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-Verstand-de-noun-cYs7pNKI
  2. (obsolete) accord, consensus Tags: masculine, obsolete, strong, uncountable, usually Synonyms: Einverständnis, Übereinkommen, Einigung, Einigsein
    Sense id: en-Verstand-de-noun-lCly3le4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with ver-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 55 39 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with ver-: 9 64 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 63 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 75 18
  3. (chiefly archaic) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon Tags: archaic, masculine, strong, uncountable, usually Synonyms: Sinn, Begriff
    Sense id: en-Verstand-de-noun-F7UuT2Jk Categories (other): German terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gesunder Menschenverstand, Hausverstand, Sinn und Verstand, Unverstand, Verstandesbegriff Related terms: Intellekt, Vernunft, Ratio, Denkvermögen, Grips, Urteilsvermögen

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gesunder Menschenverstand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Hausverstand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Sinn und Verstand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Unverstand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Verstandesbegriff"
    }
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      },
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        "2": "verstand"
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      "form": "Verstande",
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      "form": "Verstände",
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      "form": "Verstands",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "Verstände",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verstand",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verstande",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verstanden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verständen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Verstand",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verstände",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "_",
        "4": "uncountable"
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      "expansion": "(usually uncountable)",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Intellekt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Vernunft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ratio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Denkvermögen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Grips"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "consensus"
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        "(obsolete) accord, consensus"
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          "word": "Einverständnis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Übereinkommen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Einigung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Einigsein"
        }
      ],
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        "strong",
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
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    },
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        {
          "english": "in this sense",
          "text": "in diesem Verstande",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon"
      ],
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          "sense",
          "sense"
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        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
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          "concept",
          "concept"
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        "(chiefly archaic) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon"
      ],
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          "word": "Sinn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Begriff"
        }
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "strong",
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        "usually"
      ]
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    {
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  "word": "Verstand"
}
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      "word": "gesunder Menschenverstand"
    },
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      "word": "Unverstand"
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      "word": "Verstandesbegriff"
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      "form": "Verstandes",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verstands",
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        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "Verstande",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Verstände",
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        "plural"
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        "table-tags"
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        "plural"
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        "genitive",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Verstand",
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      "form": "Verstände",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Intellekt"
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      "word": "Vernunft"
    },
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      "word": "Ratio"
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      "word": "Denkvermögen"
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        "(obsolete) accord, consensus"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Einverständnis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Übereinkommen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Einigung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Einigsein"
        }
      ],
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          "text": "in diesem Verstande",
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      ],
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        "sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon"
      ],
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        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
        ],
        [
          "concept",
          "concept"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly archaic) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Sinn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Begriff"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-at-Verstand.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/De-at-Verstand.ogg/De-at-Verstand.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/De-at-Verstand.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ant"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Verstand"
  ],
  "word": "Verstand"
}

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