German VERB C1 Rank 6157

erschließen

to develop / infer

erschließen – erschloss – hat erschlossen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry erschließen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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erschließen vs verstehen

to understand

With verstehen, a person actively grasps the meaning of something. With sich erschließen, by contrast, the meaning itself becomes gradually understandable or accessible to someone. Both can describe the same result, but they view the process from different perspectives.

Visual example for verstehen
erschließen

Nach mehrmaligem Lesen erschließt sich mir der Sinn des Gedichts.

After reading the poem several times, its meaning becomes clear to me.

verstehen

Nach mehrmaligem Lesen verstehe ich den Sinn des Gedichts.

After reading the poem several times, I understand its meaning.

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