verpassen

German

Etymology

ver- + passen

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

verpassen (weak, third-person singular present verpasst, past tense verpasste, past participle verpasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to miss (be late for; be unable to use or attend)
    den Zug verpassenmiss the train
    eine Gelegenheit verpassenmiss an opportunity
  2. (transitive) to miss (fail to hit or reach)
    die Zielscheibe verpassenmiss the target
    einen Rekord verpassenmiss a record
  3. (colloquial, transitive, + dative) to give, to provide someone with
    Mein Frisör hat mir ’ne neue Frisur verpasst.
    My hairdresser’s provided me with a new haircut.

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: verpas

Further reading

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