Erzählen — 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.
- narrative noun A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- recount verb To tell a story or describe events in detail.
- rehearse verb To practise a performance, speech, or scene in preparation for the real thing.
- say verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
- tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
Senses
Erzählen is used for these senses in English:
- narrate (transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
- narrative The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- recount To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.
- rehearse (transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.
- say (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- tell (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
narrative — full definition
- noun A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- adj Relating to storytelling, or having the form of a story.