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lauten

read

verb LAU-ten Less Common

Also means

go

Usage Note

lauten means how a text or wording 'reads' or 'goes' — Die Frage lautet... ('the question is...'). Don't confuse it with läuten ('to ring a bell'); the umlaut changes everything.

Examples

"Wie lautet deine Antwort?"

Natural Translation

What's your answer?

Literal Translation

How reads your answer?

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