verfehlen

/fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
verfehlt
past
verfehlte
perfect
hat verfehlt

Meaning

  1. to miss (a target or goal)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

entgehen

Entgehen is to escape someone's notice, or to narrowly avoid something bad; verfehlen is to miss a specific target or goal.

Practice

1 What does verfehlen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Pfeil ___ die Zielscheibe knapp.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verfehlen?

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