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- hat nachverfolgtnachverfolgtesee details >1.
- to trace (back)
- (A theoretical tracing, without actually "walking". Commonly used for online tracing. )
- hat verirrtverirrtesee details >1.
- to get lost, to lose the way
- ("sich+Acc verirren" - In the sense of getting lost while walking somewhere. Also works for driving, but "verfahren" sounds more idiomatic. Can also be used in a figurative sense, but is not always idiomatic.)
- hat verliebtverliebtesee details >1.
- to fall in love with
- (The self reference MUST be there. So falling in love in German is something you do to yourself.)
- hat verpisstverpisstesee details >1.
- to piss off
- (Colloquial, vulgar word for "going away", usually used to tell people to get lost. MUST be used with the self reference, so "Piss of!" would be "Verpiss dich!!")
- hat verspätetverspätetesee details >1.
- to be late, to come later than planned
- (The self reference is in Accusative.)
- hat verstiegenverstieg1.
- to get lost
- ("sich+Acc versteigen" - getting lost while climbing or climbing a wrong path. Technically, it can mean that, but it's not very common. )
see details >2.- to get to, to get lost
- ("sich+Acc versteigen (zu)" - A figurative meaning used in contexts where you get to a weird place while talking. Like, for example when you talk and you end up making an outlandish claim or promise. Pretty rare overall.)
- hat verwähltverwähltesee details >1.
- to misdial, to dial a wrong number
- ("sich+Acc verwählen" - always used reflexively. Technically, it could also be about making a wrong choice, but it's typically not used that way. )
- hat verabredetverabredete1.
- to agree on something
- (In the sense of making an agreement, often something like a contract. NOT for having the same opinion.)
see details >2.- to make an appointment/date
- ("sich+Acc verabreden (mit)" - the self reference MUST be there. )
- hat verabreichtverabreichtesee details >1.
- to administer, to inject
- (It's pretty much only used in the sense of "making someone consume something", primarily in a medical context. It is NOT to administer in a sense of offices or regulating things.)
- hat verabscheutverabscheutesee details >1.
- to despise, to detest
- (Sounds pretty strong.)
- hat verabschiedetverabschiedete1.
- to say good bye
- ("sich+mich verabschieden von" - In daily life, people use the version with the self reference. You can "verabschieden" someone, but that sounds VERY formal.)
Opposite (closest): begrüßensee details >2.- to pass
- (For making laws)
- hat verachtetverachtetesee details >1.
- to despise
- (deeper and less aggravated than "hassen")
- hat verallgemeinertverallgemeinertesee details >1.
- to generalize
- ist veraltetveraltetesee details >1.
- to fall out of date, to obsolete
- (Not just aging. The core idea is that something gets outdated. Not used for people!)
- hat verändertverändertesee details >1.
- to change, to modify
- (ONLY for changing one entity, not for switching one for another. Sounds a bit more wide spread than "ändern", which sounds more like it refers to one specific feature)
- hat verankertverankertesee details >1.
- to anchor
- (NOT for anchoring a show.)
- hat veranschaulichtveranschaulichtesee details >1.
- to illustrate, to clarify, to exemplify
- (Presenting something in a way that others have an "image". )
- hat veranstaltetveranstaltetesee details >1.
- to host, to stage, to organize
- (Organize events like concerts or fares. Figuratively also used for someone making a mess somewhere)
- hat verarbeitetverarbeitete1.
- to process
- (For material and data.)
see details >2.- to process, to digest
- (In a mental sense, for processing experiences or information.)
- hat verärgertverärgertesee details >1.
- to make angry
- (More result oriented than "ärgern", which is more about the process.)
- ist verarmtverarmtesee details >1.
- to get poor
- hat verarschtverarschtesee details >1.
- to bullshit someone, to take for a fool, to cheat
- (Quite common in colloquial German)
- hat veräußertveräußertesee details >1.
- to sell
- (Sounds complicated. Often used in context of bigger sales, like a mansion for instance. Also, it was your possession, so it's not used for what a sales rep does.)
Opposite (closest): erstehen - hat verbanntverbanntesee details >1.
- to ban
- (In the sense of not allowing back in the "area" or "life". For official bans on something, "verbieten" is the proper word.)
- hat verbautverbaute1.
- "use up" by building or constructing
- (For parts and materials)
see details >2.- to block (by building)
- (More common in a figurative sense of "putting blocks in one's way"... quite common also reflexively "sich+Dat etwas verbauen")
- hat verborgenverbargsee details >1.
- to conceil, to hide
- (Less common and a bit more protective sounding than "verstecken".)
- hat verbessertverbessertesee details >1.
- to improve
- (MUST have a direct object, can be used reflexively)
Opposite (closest): verschlechtern - hat verbeugtverbeugtesee details >1.
- to bow down
- ("sich+Acc verbeugen vor+Dat" - the self reference must be there)
- hat verbogenverbogsee details >1.
- to bend
- (often in context of bending "out of shape". Also used for bending the truth)
- hat verbotenverbatsee details >
- hat verbundenverbandsee details >2.
- to bandage
- (For wounds and injuries)
- ist verbliebenverbliebsee details >1.
- to remain
- (Sounds quite stiff and technical. Used in a variety of contexts, but not for people staying at a place.)
- hat verblüfftverblüfftesee details >1.
- to stun, to baffle
- (In the sense of surprise, NOT actually "stunning". Sounds a bit bookish, but you can hear "verblüfft" and "verblüffend" in daily life.)
- hat verbocktverbocktesee details >1.
- to screw up
- (usually with "es" or "etwas" as a direct object)
- hat verbratenverbrietsee details >1.
- to blow, to waste
- (Colloquial term, mainly used for money. )
- hat verbrauchtverbrauchtesee details >1.
- to use (up), to consume
- ((till it’s gone))
- hat verbrochenverbrachsee details >1.
- to comit a crime
- (Pretty much only used in spoken past ("hat verbrochen"). MUST have a direct object , or at least "etwas".)
- hat verbreitetverbreitetesee details >1.
- to spread
- (Mostly used for information, ideas, products and species. NOT for bread spreads.)
- hat verbranntverbrannte1.
- to burn
- (In the sense of burn completely, burn "away".)
see details >2.- to burn oneself
- ("sich+Acc verbrennen" - for instance on the stove or when eating soup that's too hot.)
- hat verbrachtverbrachtesee details >1.
- to spend
- (ONLY works for time based stuff. Either time words or stuff like vacations.)
- hat verdächtigtverdächtigtesee details >1.
- to suspect
- (ONLY in the sense of suspecting someone of something. If you add the "crime" that'll have to be in Genitive. "den Verdacht haben, dass..." might be the easier phrasing to use. )
- hat verdanktverdanktesee details >1.
- to owe
- ("jemandem etwas verdanken" - in the sense of "this is thanks to"... NOT used for owing money.)
- hat verdautverdautesee details >1.
- to digest
- (also used figuratively for memotional challenges)
- hat verdecktverdecktesee details >1.
- to cover, to hide
- (the focus here is shielding from being seen, can be physical as well as figuratively)
- ist verdorbenverdarb1.
- to ruin
- ("jemandem etwas verderben". Commonly used for "gute Laune", "Spaß" or "Lust" and so on)
see details >2.- to go bad
- (food)
- hat verdeutlichtverdeutlichtesee details >1.
- to illustrate, to make clear
- (Sounds a bit formal.)
- hat verdichtetverdichtete1.
- to compress
see details >2.- to pile up
- ("sich+Acc verdichten" - for clues and hints only.)
- hat verdicktverdicktesee details >1.
- to thicken
- (For liquids. NOT for plots. In the kitchen, the proper word is "andicken".)
Opposite (closest): verdünnen - hat verdientverdientesee details >1.
- to deserve, to earn
- (In the broad sense, as well as in the specific sense of earning money. The original idea was "to serve for".)
- hat verdoppeltverdoppeltesee details >
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