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vortragen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discourse noun Serious conversation or communication, spoken or written, on a particular subject.
  • recitation noun The act of saying a memorized piece of writing aloud in front of others.
  • recite verb To say a piece of writing aloud from memory, often to an audience.
  • render verb To cause something to become a certain way.

Senses

vortragen is used for these senses in English:

  • discourse (intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.
  • recitation The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
  • recite (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
  • render (obsolete) To return; to pay back; to restore.

discourse — full definition

  1. noun Serious conversation or communication, spoken or written, on a particular subject.
  2. verb To speak or write at length about a subject.

recitation — full definition

  1. noun The act of saying a memorized piece of writing aloud in front of others.
  2. noun A class session, in some school systems, in which students discuss material from an earlier lecture.
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