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verfallen.

to expire

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[fɛʁˈfalən]
  1. to expire

    class-7 · strong
    Seine Mitgliedschaft ist verfallen.
    Ihre Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen waren verfallen.
  2. to lapse

    class-7 · strong
    Die Ansprüche der Organisation waren verfallen.
  3. to be forfeited

    class-7 · strong
    Kommt der Mieter den Auflagen dieses Abschnittes nicht nach, verfällt die Kaution.
  4. to decay

    class-7 · strong
    Das Stadtzentrum ist in den letzten Jahren verfallen.
  5. to decrease, to go down

    class-7 · strong
    Es wird erwartet, dass der Goldpreis weiter verfällt.
  6. to be inclined to

    class-7 · strong · usually
    Ich bin dem Gedanken verfallen, dass ...
  7. to become addicted to

    class-7 · strong
    Er verfiel dem Alkohol.
  8. to fall into

    class-7 · strong
  9. to resort to

    class-7 · strong
    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.

adj[fɛʁˈfalən]
  1. expired

    not-comparable
  2. lapsed

    not-comparable
  3. decayed

    comparable
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