German Conversation · Level 59
75 words
German word
Methode
Pronunciation
IPA/meˈtoːdə/
Meaning
- feminine nounmethod
Example
Diese Methode ist sehr effektiv.
This method is very effective.
More examples
Manchmal muss man die Methode anpassen.
Sometimes you have to adapt the method.
Core concept
A chosen framework that turns a task into an orderly sequence rather than a series of guesses.
Common phrases
bewährte Methode
proven method
auf eine Methode zurückgreifen
resort to a method
die Methode anpassen
adapt the method
Similar words
Weise: An everyday way of doing something.
Art: A way of doing something defined by its kind or nature.
Definition in German
Ein planmäßiges Vorgehen oder eine festgelegte Art, etwas zu tun, meist mit klaren Schritten.
Word origin
Methode is a learned borrowing from Greek methodos, meaning a way of pursuing something, transmitted through Latin methodus.
Usage tips
- Methode often sounds more formal than the everyday nouns Art or Weise, especially in ordinary conversation.
Other meanings
- techniquenoun
- procedurenoun
Opposites
- Intuitionintuitionnoun
Related words
- Methodikmethodologynoun
- methodischmethodicaladjective