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befragen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • consult verb To seek advice or information from someone or something.
  • examine verb To look at or study something closely and carefully.
  • question noun A sentence or phrase used to ask for information or a response.
  • survey noun A set of questions used to gather information or opinions from a group of people.

Senses

befragen is used for these senses in English:

  • consult (intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
  • examine To interrogate.
  • question (transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
  • survey To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.

consult — full definition

  1. verb To seek advice or information from someone or something.
  2. verb To work as an independent adviser or expert rather than a regular employee.

examine — full definition

  1. verb To look at or study something closely and carefully.
  2. verb To check someone's health or a thing's condition.
  3. verb To test someone's knowledge or skills formally.
  4. verb To question someone closely, especially in a legal setting.

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