1. to read through
2. to read, to read fully (Works for books but also for thoroughly reading a document.)
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A thorough look at the meaning of "ansehen" and how to use it for looking at things, watching movies and reputation.
Vocab:
ansehen, sich ansehen, das Ansehen, ansehnlich, die Ansicht
"lesen" means "to read" in German. Today, we'll explore its various prefix versions and see some really fascinating connections to English and quality food.
Vocab:
lesen, vorlesen, die Vorlesung, durchlesen, nachlesen, verlesen
Word Family
Root: *les-, *leg-
Already in Ancient Greek and Latin it was used in the context of “selecting words” and “gathering meaning” and became the origin of plenty of words that revolve around language and ideas. Like logic, lexicon, legal, dialect, ideologue, apology, select and many more.
The German lesen today means to read, but the original sense of gathering, picking is also still alive in words like auflesen or Weinlese.
