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verstehen

/və(ɹ)ˈʃteɪ.ən/

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Unadapted borrowing from German Verstehen or German verstehen (“to understand, comprehend”).

noun

uncountable A stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view, so that the actor is seen as a subject rather than an object of observation.

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@misc{verstehen_2026,
  title = {verstehen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verstehen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}