VERSTEHEN

PRONUNCIATION: (fuhr-SHTAY-uhn)

MEANING: noun: The use of empathy in understanding human actions and behavior, especially in interpreting sociological or historical events.

ETYMOLOGY. From German verstehen (to understand). Earliest documented use: 1934.
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VERSE HEN - she writes poetry

VERS THEN - toward that time, in Paris

OVER-STEHEN - to remain in Berlin for too long