vernehmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- debrief verb To question someone right after an event or mission to gather information about what happened.
- interrogate verb To question someone closely and often forcefully, typically to get information out of them.
Senses
vernehmen is used for these senses in English:
- debrief (transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
- interrogate (transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
interrogate — full definition
- verb To question someone closely and often forcefully, typically to get information out of them.
- verb To examine something closely and critically.
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