entern

This is the 13744th most frequent German word.


entern

"Entern" means "to board (a ship) during an attack."


In this context, 'entern' refers to boarding or gaining command of a ship.

Die Piraten planten, das Handelsschiff zu entern.

The pirates planned to board the merchant ship.


Here, 'entern' metaphorically means to conquer or take control of a new domain or territory.

Die Abenteurer beschlossen, eine neue Welt zu entern.

The adventurers decided to conquer a new world.


In this imaginative context, 'entern' is used to describe the action of climbing into or onto something, likening it to pirate behavior of taking over.

Der Junge stellte sich vor, ein Baumhaus zu entern wie ein Pirat.

The boy imagined climbing into a treehouse like a pirate.