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verhalen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • narrate verb To tell a story or describe a sequence of events, in speech or writing.
  • warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.

Senses

verhalen is used for these senses in English:

  • narrate (transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
  • narrate To give an account.
  • warp (transitive, nautical) To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.

warp — full definition

  1. noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.
  2. noun The lengthwise threads on a loom, crossed by the weft to make woven fabric.
  3. noun (in science fiction) A means of travelling faster than light, or a distortion in space and time.
  4. verb To bend or twist something out of its original shape, or to become bent this way.

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