verbaseln

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German vorbasen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbaːzəln/, /fɐ-/
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Verb

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verbaseln (weak, third-person singular present verbaselt, past tense verbaselte, past participle verbaselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly colloquial) to lose or forget something out of carelessness or forgetfulness
    Synonyms: vergessen, verlieren, verbummeln
    Ich hab den Termin total verbaselt.I completely forgot the appointment.
    Mein Sohn verbaselt immer seine Jacke.My son always loses his jacket.
    • 2023 June 22, Kaija Kutter, “NDR verbaselt Gesichter-Verpixelung: TV-Bericht wird teuer für Mutter”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      NDR verbaselt Gesichter-Verpixelung: TV-Bericht wird teuer für Mutter [title]
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  2. (transitive, chiefly colloquial, with es) to carelessly ruin something; to make a careless mistake
    Ich geb’s ja zu: ich hab’s verbaselt.So I admit it: it was my fault.
  3. (transitive, sports) to carelessly miss a chance (e.g. for a goal)
    Synonyms: vergeben, verdaddeln
    Wer so viel Chancen verbaselt, hat nicht verdient zu gewinnen.
    Whoever misses this many chances, doesn’t deserve to win.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • verbaseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verbaseln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verbaseln” in Duden online
  • verbaseln” in OpenThesaurus.de