vertreten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vertrëten, from Old High German firtretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fratredan. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ treten. Compare Dutch vertreden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ferˈtreːtən/, [fɐˈtʁeː.tn̩], [fɛɐ̯-] Hyphenation: ver‧tre‧ten === Verb === vertreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present vertritt, past tense vertrat, past participle vertreten, past subjunctive verträte, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to step in, fill (a stead, gap) Er vertritt die Stelle des Direktors. ― He fills the director’s stead. (by elision, more common) to fill in for, to substitute Er vertritt den Direktor. ― He fills in for the director. (by extension) to represent Synonym: repräsentieren Der Anwalt vertritt seinen Mandanten. ― The lawyer represents his client. Die Sportlerin hat ihr Land würdig vertreten. ― The sportswoman represented her country worthily. (by further extension) to advocate, defend (a cause), to hold (an opinion) Der Anwalt vertritt die Rechte seines Mandanten. ― The lawyer advocates his client’s rights. Ich vertrete die Meinung, dass... ― I hold the opinion that... (with reflexive dative + die Beine/Füße (plural), or (dated) reflexive) to go for a walk (especially after a long period of sitting) Ich habe mir im Park die Füße vertreten. ― I went for a little walk in the park. Ich habe mich im Park vertreten. ― (idem) (with reflexive dative + das/den Bein/Fuß/Knie/Knöchel (singular)) to sprain one’s leg/foot/knee/ankle Synonym: (more common) verstauchen Ich habe mir im Park den Fuß vertreten. ― I’ve sprained my foot in the park. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vertreten, Vertreter, Vertretung vertretbar ==== Related terms ==== betreten zertreten === Further reading === “vertreten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “vertreten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “vertreten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “vertreten” in Duden online