getrost

German

Etymology

From Middle High German getrôst, from Old High German gitrōst. Etymologically comparable to a past participle of trösten, with ge-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

getrost (strong nominative masculine singular getroster, not comparable)

  1. (dated) confident

Declension

Adverb

getrost

  1. (usually with können or dürfen) without worries; used to indicate that no negative consequence will come from following a course of action
    Das kannst du getrost ignorieren.You can feel free to ignore that.

Further reading

  • getrost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • getrost” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon