vorbeireden

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vorbeireden.

Noun

vorbeireden (uncountable)

  1. The condition where a patient answers questions in a way that demonstrates understanding of the question, despite giving a markedly incorrect answer.

See also

German

Etymology

From vorbei- (past) + reden (talk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯reːdn̩]
  • Hyphenation: vor‧bei‧re‧den
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Verb

vorbeireden (weak, third-person singular present redet vorbei, past tense redete vorbei, past participle vorbeigeredet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to talk past; to have a misunderstanding
    Ich glaube, wir reden aneinander vorbei.
    I think we're talking past each other.
  2. to argue without addressing the core matter; to miss the point
    Er redet immer nur an den wirklichen Schwierigkeiten vorbei.
    He's always talking without addressing the real difficulties.

Conjugation

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