Nachvollziehen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Nachvollziehen" is used as verb with the meaning of "understand", "comprehend" or "follow".

Essential properties of "nachvollziehen"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

Infinitive: nachvollziehen
Simple past: vollzog nach
Participle: nachvollzogen

See full conjugation of nachvollziehen

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Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "nachvollziehen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To understand or follow reasoning"

Definition: "To understand or follow the reasoning or logic of something."
Translation(s): understand, comprehend, follow, grasp
Synonym(s): verstehen, begreifen, nachvollziehen
Antonym(s): missverstehen, ignorieren
Related word(s): nachvollziehbar, Verständnis

📝 Some usage examples:

Ich kann seine Argumentation nicht nachvollziehen.I cannot understand his argumentation.
Es ist schwer, ihre Entscheidung nachvollziehen zu können.It is hard to understand her decision.
Kannst du diesen komplexen Prozess nachvollziehen?Can you understand this complex process?

2.) "To mentally recreate a past event"

Definition: "To mentally recreate a past action or event."
Translation(s): reconstruct, retrace, recreate, follow
Synonym(s): rekonstruieren, nachvollziehen
Antonym(s): vergessen, ignorieren
Related word(s): Rekonstruktion, Erinnerung

📝 Some usage examples:

Ich kann den Unfallhergang nicht nachvollziehen.I cannot reconstruct the course of the accident.
Er versucht, die Ereignisse des Abends nachvollziehen zu können.He tries to reconstruct the events of the evening.
Sie konnte die Schritte des Experiments nachvollziehen.She could retrace the steps of the experiment.

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