Nomen

die Worte

words (in context), remarks, sayings

Mit anderen Worten, du stimmst also zu.

In other words, you agree then.

Seinen Worten fehlte jede Überzeugung.

His words lacked any conviction.

Taten sagen mehr als tausend Worte.

Actions speak louder than a thousand words.

mit anderen Worten ((...)) in other words... Mit anderen Worten, es war ein Fehler.

j-m fehlen die Worte ((...)) sb. is at a loss for words Mir fehlten die Worte, als ich das hörte.

Synonyms: Äußerungen (remarks), Reden (speeches). Antonym (concept): Wörter (individual words)

From Old High German 'wort', cognate with English 'word'. This is the dative plural of 'Worte', referring to words in context or speech.

'Worte' refers to connected words, like in a speech or poem. 'Worten' is its dative plural form. Contrast this with 'Wörter', which are individual words in a dictionary.

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