weglassen

/ˈvɛkˌlasn̩/

verb B1

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
lässt weg
past
ließ weg
perfect
hat weggelassen

Meaning

  1. to leave out, to omit

    Built from weg (away) + lassen (to let).

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

Made of

  • weg away
  • lassen to let

Similar words

auslassen

Auslassen can also mean taking frustration out on someone (sich auslassen über — to go on about something); weglassen means purely and only "to omit."

Practice

1 What does weglassen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat einen wichtigen Satz ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches weglassen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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