No. 326 in German

melden

"To report" or "to announce."

In a sentence

Ich möchte mich für den Kurs anmelden.
I would like to register for the course.
The word 'anmelden' here means 'to register' or 'to enroll'.
Sie meldete den Vorfall der Polizei.
She reported the incident to the police.
The verb 'melden' in this context is used to indicate 'reporting' or 'informing' an authority.
Bitte melde dich, wenn du ankommst.
Please contact me when you arrive.
In this instance, 'melden' means 'to get in touch' or 'to signal one's arrival, generally to another person'.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “melden” in actual German podcasts.

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Get the appDownload on the App Store Get the app Get it on Google Play

Learning English?

LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Get the appDownload on the App Store Get the app Get it on Google Play

German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).