No. 14,221 in German
harren
To wait or endure patiently.
In a sentence
Die Menschen harren geduldig auf Besserung.
The people patiently await improvement.
In this context, 'harren' is used to denote waiting or expecting something patiently, implying perseverance.
Wir mussten lange harren, bis endlich Hilfe kam.
We had to wait a long time until help finally arrived.
Here, 'harren' conveys the sense of enduring a prolonged period while awaiting circumstances to change or assistance to arrive.
Er harrte, ohne zu wissen, ob sein Warten belohnt werden würde.
He waited without knowing if his wait would be rewarded.
In this sentence, 'harren' is associated with waiting with uncertainty, often implying hope or longing during the wait.
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