Ahnen Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Ahnen" is used as verb with the meaning of "to sense", "to foresee" or "to have a premonition".
Essential properties of "ahnen"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: ahnen
- Simple past: ahnte
- Participle: geahnt
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "ahnen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To have a premonition or intuition about something future"
- Definition: "To have a premonition or intuition about something future. To suspect or sense."
- Translation(s): to sense, to foresee, to have a premonition, to suspect
- Synonym(s): vermuten, erahnen, vorausahnen
- Related word(s): Vorahnung, Ahnung
📝 Some usage examples:
- Ich ahne schon, dass es Probleme geben wird.
- Sie ahnte nicht, was auf sie zukommen würde.
- Kannst du ahnen, was ich dir sagen möchte?
2.) "To have vague knowledge, to suppose or imagine"
- Definition: "To have vague or imprecise knowledge of something. To suppose or imagine."
- Translation(s): to guess, to surmise, to imagine, to suspect, to have an inkling
- Synonym(s): mutmaßen, vermuten, annehmen
- Related word(s): Ahnung, ahnungslos
📝 Some usage examples:
- Ich ahne, worum es in dem Gespräch gehen wird.
- Er ahnte nichts von der Überraschungsparty.
- Wir konnten nicht ahnen, wie schwierig die Aufgabe sein würde.
3.) "To have a vague idea or notion of something, to glimpse"
- Definition: "To have a vague idea or notion of something. To surmise or glimpse."
- Translation(s): to sense, to surmise, to glimpse, to have a vague idea, to suspect
- Synonym(s): erahnen, spüren, wittern
- Related word(s): Vorahnung, ahnungsvoll
📝 Some usage examples:
- Sie ahnte die Wahrheit hinter seinen Worten.
- Wir ahnten bereits, dass etwas nicht stimmte.
- Kannst du ahnen, was das für uns bedeutet?
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