verpassen
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
verpassen (weak, third-person singular present verpasst, past tense verpasste, past participle verpasst, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to miss (be late for; be unable to use or attend)
- den Zug verpassen ― miss the train
- eine Gelegenheit verpassen ― miss an opportunity
- (transitive) to miss (fail to hit or reach)
- die Zielscheibe verpassen ― miss the target
- einen Rekord verpassen ― miss a record
- (colloquial, transitive, + dative) to give, to provide someone with
- Mein Frisör hat mir ’ne neue Frisur verpasst.
- My hairdresser’s provided me with a new haircut.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Verpassen
- Verpasser
- Verpassung
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: verpas
Further reading
- “verpassen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verpassen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verpassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verpassen” in Duden online
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