Used in a Sentence

goethe

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for goethe.

Editorial note

It's perhaps the same thing as in literature: The author asks for more Goethe but only gets Tolkien & Co.

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Quick take

A surname from German.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of goethe gathered in one view.

noun

A surname from German.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for goethe.

noun

A surname from German.

Example sentences

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It's perhaps the same thing as in literature: The author asks for more Goethe but only gets Tolkien & Co.

2

If, as Goethe posited, architecture is frozen music, then these buildings are vertical money.

3

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Der Zauberlehrling Hat der alte Hexenmeister Sich doch einmal wegbegeben!

4

I had a hard time with Shakespeare, but enjoyed equivalent German poets a lot (though Goethe etc.

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I'm a native English speaker and I find Goethe easier to read and understand than Shakespeare.

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Famous examples are Goebbels and Goethe (not Göbbels and Göthe).

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Yudkowsky has, like old Goethe had, grander aspirations.

8

Brecht and Goethe are Germans (or German-made)!

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Is this really an obscure fact that for example in the 19th century Shakespeare was widely more popular in Germany than in Britain or that Goethe and Voltaire were avid admirers of Shakespeare?

Quote examples

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The "Ein Volk!" were the "socia" in National Socialism, reusing the Goethe-und-Wagner nationalism from the Bismarck era.

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"Youth," Goethe said, "is the silky apple butter on the good brown bread of possibility."

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- a popular tumblr blog called medievalpoc which regularly claims that people from European history (Goethe, Martin Luther, etc.) were actually "black people" and their representation in art is a cover-up.

Proper noun examples

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Ah, here's a nutshell description of the AI threat -- the classic Faustian bargain as in Goethe's Faust!

2

Goethe The photograph reverses the purpose of travel, which until now had been to encounter the strange and unfamiliar.

3

It then puts Grass alongside Goethe, arguably the greatest honor a German (or really any) writer can ever get from the feuilleton.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use goethe in a sentence?

It's perhaps the same thing as in literature: The author asks for more Goethe but only gets Tolkien & Co.

What does goethe mean?

A surname from German.

What part of speech is goethe?

goethe is commonly used as noun.