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das Einvernehmen

agreement, consent, accord, harmony

Wir kamen zu einem Einvernehmen.

We came to an agreement.

Sie handelten in gegenseitigem Einvernehmen.

They acted with mutual consent.

in agreement with sb./sth. Sie handelten im Einvernehmen mit der Polizei.

Synonyms: Zustimmung (consent), Übereinkunft (agreement), Konsens (consensus); Antonyms: Uneinigkeit (disagreement), Konflikt (conflict)

Composed of 'ein-' (one) and 'vernehmen' (to perceive, hear). It literally means 'perceiving as one' or 'hearing together', which implies a shared understanding or agreement.

Imagine everyone 'verifying' ('vernehmen') the same 'one' ('ein') idea, leading to an agreement.

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