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verlieren.

to lose (something, or a game)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛrˈliːrən/[fɛɐ̯ˈliː.ʁən]

  1. to lose (something, or a game)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
    Ich hab' meinen Pass wieder verloren. Weißt du, wo er ist?

  2. to shed

    class-2 · strong · transitive

  3. to trail away, to fade away

    class-2 · reflexive · strong

  4. to get lost

    class-2 · reflexive · strong
    Ich habe mich in der Menge verloren.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German verliesen, from Old High German firliosan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraleusan, from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leu- (“to detach”). Compare Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “loose, untie”), Latin solvō (“dissolve”), English forlorn, Dutch verliezen.

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