GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

(sich) wiederfinden

find again; recover something lost

Den Schlüssel fand sie erst wieder, als sie eine Tasche leerte, die sie während der Suche mehrfach in der Hand gehalten hatte.

She only found the key again after emptying a bag she had held several times during the search.

find oneself in a situation

Plötzlich fand er sich in einer Führungsrolle wieder, auf die ihn niemand vorbereitet hatte und deren Erwartungen zunächst unklar blieben.

He suddenly found himself in a leadership role for which no one had prepared him and whose expectations were initially unclear.

recognise oneself in something

In der Geschichte fand sie sich wieder, obwohl die äußeren Lebensumstände der Figur kaum mit ihren eigenen übereinstimmten.

She recognised herself in the story although the character's outward circumstances scarcely matched her own.

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