Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: goethe
IPA transcription: [ɡ'oʊθ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Goethe, Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
    Meaning: German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
Usage examples
  • Goethe died in 1832.
  • He complains very bitterly of this at a dinner-party, but his respect for Goethe has not diminished through this personal experience.
  • They must almost be AEschylus or Euripides, Goethe or Moliere, in order that I may not feel after finishing them a sense of virtuous pride in having achieved a task.