No. 13,474 in German
betrachten
To observe, consider, or regard.
In a sentence
Ich betrachte das Bild an der Wand.
I am looking at the picture on the wall.
Here 'betrachten' is used to mean 'to look at something attentively or carefully'.
Man kann diese Situation als Chance betrachten.
One can regard this situation as an opportunity.
In this sentence, 'betrachten' means 'to consider or view something in a certain way'.
Wir betrachten die Ergebnisse als zufriedenstellend.
We consider the results to be satisfactory.
Here 'betrachten' is used in the context of considering or evaluating something as having a specific attribute.
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