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nachempfunden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • vicarious adjective Experienced indirectly, by imagining or watching what happens to someone else rather than doing it yourself.

Senses

nachempfunden is used for these senses in English:

vicarious — full definition

  1. adjective Experienced indirectly, by imagining or watching what happens to someone else rather than doing it yourself.
  2. adjective Acting or done on behalf of another person, or borne in another's place.
  3. adjective In law, describing liability that one party bears for the acts of another, such as an employer for an employee.

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