Vokabahn

verhalten

B1 Verb / Adjective frequency rank #758

What verhalten means

Verb

  1. to behave
  2. to be contradistinguished, to be characterized in relation to its environment; (reflexive, impersonal) to be
  3. to take a stand, to express an assessment of
  4. to comport oneself or have a bearing toward the world

Adjective

  1. restrained, subdued, limited (not very strong or passionate)

Forms

verhalten · verhält · verhielt · hat verhalten (+ Akkusativ) | Adjective

Pronunciation

verhalten in a sentence

Das Publikum bedachte die Rede mit verhaltenem Applaus.

The audience received the speech with subdued applause.

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verhalten is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #758 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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