verzeihen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verzīhen[1], equivalent to ver- +‎ zeihen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtsaɪ̯ən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zei‧hen

Verb

verzeihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verzeiht, past tense verzieh, past participle verziehen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to forgive; to pardon; to excuse

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “verzeihen”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “verzeihen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “verzeihen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “verzeihen” in Duden online
  • “verzeihen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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