raten

Definitions of raten
  1. verb
    give advice to
    synonyms: beraten
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    anhalten, dringen, drängeln, drängen, ermahnen, mahnen, nötigen
    force or impel in an indicated direction
    drohen, entmutigen, warnen
    admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
    achten, beachten, berücksichtigen
    advise professionally
    hetzen
    urge to an unnatural speed
    ausreden
    persuade someone not to do something
    schulmeistern
    speak, plead, or argue in favor of
    type of:
    Meinungen austauschen
    speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
  2. verb
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
    synonyms: erraten, herumraten
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    anhören, anmerken, ansehen
    discern or comprehend
    type of:
    aufdecken, blicken, checken, durchblicken, durchschauen, enträtseln, entwirren, fressen, kapieren, lösen, mitbekommen, mitkriegen, schalten, schnallen
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
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