verfallen.
to expire
Meaning & usage
to expire
Seine Mitgliedschaft ist verfallen.
Ihre Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen waren verfallen.
to lapse
Die Ansprüche der Organisation waren verfallen.
to be forfeited
Kommt der Mieter den Auflagen dieses Abschnittes nicht nach, verfällt die Kaution.
to decay
Das Stadtzentrum ist in den letzten Jahren verfallen.
to decrease, to go down
Es wird erwartet, dass der Goldpreis weiter verfällt.
to be inclined to
Ich bin dem Gedanken verfallen, dass ...
to become addicted to
Er verfiel dem Alkohol.
to fall into
to resort to
Als ihre Wasservorräte knapp wurden, verfielen sie auf das Sammeln von Regenwasser.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vervallen, from Old High German firfallan, from Proto-West Germanic *frafallan. Equivalent to ver- + fallen.
expired
lapsed
decayed
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