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GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

vernehmen

question; interrogate formally

IN CONTEXT

Die Polizei vernahm mehrere Zeugen, deren Aussagen einander widersprachen.

The police questioned several witnesses whose statements contradicted each other.

hear; perceive

IN CONTEXT

Aus dem abgeschlossenen Raum vernahmen wir ein leises Klopfen.

We heard a quiet knocking from the locked room.

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