verlassen.
to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
Meaning & usage
to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
Die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff.
Er verließ das Haus um 7 Uhr.
to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake to leave, to desert, to dump (e.g. a partner in a romantic relationship)
Nach dreijähriger Beziehung verließ sie ihn.
to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake to pass away; to cease; to die (with direct object uns)
Es tut mir leid, aber deine Mutter hat uns gestern Nacht verlassen.
to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake to exit or close a computer program or app
to trust; to rely on
Ich verlasse mich darauf, dass du morgen da bist.
Ich habe mich auf dich verlassen!
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German verlāzen, Old High German firlāzan, from Proto-West Germanic *fralātan, from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną. Cognate with Dutch verlaten, archaic and/or dialectal English forlet, and Middle Low German vorlaten. Equivalent to ver- (“for-”) + lassen (“let, leave”).
forlornly
lonely, forsaken
abandoned, deserted
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