(present: ich heiße, du heißt, er/sie/es heißt)
(past: hieß, hat geheißen)
- to be called, to mean, to command
- einen Namen haben
- genannt werden
- bedeuten
- befehlen, anordnen
Example:
- Ich heiße Anna.
- Wie heißt du?
- Das heißt, es ist wichtig.
- Er hieß ihn kommen.
Vocably is the first open-source dictionary. Why does that matter?
Every time you look up a word with Vocably, it initiates a process that creates a detailed dictionary entry. Eventually, the entry becomes anonymized and is stored in a free, publicly available database.
Anyone in the world (except corporations) is welcome to use this database to create language-related products and enhance language learning.
Each time you look up a word with Vocably, you contribute to improving the language ecosystem.
New Discord group: if you find a problem with any dictionary entry, join the Discord group and report it so it can be fixed.
