German Conversation · Level 170
29 words
German word
schmieden
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʃmiːdən/
Meaning
- verbmake plans
Example
Wir schmieden Pläne für das Fest.
We are making plans for the festival.
More examples
Die Führungskräfte schmieden ein Bündnis.
The executives forge an alliance.
Core concept
Raw metal becomes a shaped object through heat and hammering; shared intentions likewise become a settled plan or alliance through active effort.
Common phrases
Pläne schmieden
make plans
Bündnis schmieden
forge an alliance
Metall schmieden
forge metal
Similar words
planen: To determine the steps and schedule needed to reach a goal.
ausarbeiten: To develop a first idea into something detailed and ready for use.
entwerfen: To sketch out the basic form or content of something.
aushecken: To secretly devise a mischievous scheme or elaborate plan.
Definition in German
Wörtlich Metall durch Schmieden formen; übertragen bewusst und aktiv Pläne, Absprachen oder Allianzen bilden.
Word origin
The verb comes from Old High German smīdan and preserves the inherited Germanic forging sense, later extending that act of shaping to plans and alliances.
Usage tips
- Schmieden is transitive in Pläne schmieden, with the object in the accusative; the verb does not require a preposition.