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Verstehen

American

[fer-shtay-uhn] / fɛrˈʃteɪ ən /

noun

Sociology. the research practice of seeking to understand the actions of the people one studies by seeing them from their own perspective.

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When Hamlet offers advice to Ophelia in the words: "Get thee to a nunnery!" she promptly retorts: Mit Eizes bin ich versehen, mein Prinz!

From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav

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