verlieren

/fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

past
verlor
perfect
hat verloren

Meaning

  1. to lose

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

Similar words

ausrasten

verlieren is the literal, everyday word "to lose," a game or an object; ausrasten is an informal idiom, "to lose it," to lose your temper.

Similar in other languages

French

perdre

perdre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to lose."

Portuguese

perder

perder is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lose."

Practice

1 What does verlieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe meinen Schlüssel ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verlieren?

Opposites

  • finden

See also

verbirregularcore-vocabulary

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