verhauen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ver- +‎ hauen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʊ̯ən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧hau‧en

Verb[edit]

verhauen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present verhaut, past tense verhaute, past participle verhauen or (Austria) verhaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bash up, trounce
    Synonym: verprügeln
  2. to miscalculate
    Synonym: verrechnen
  3. (education) to flunk

Usage notes[edit]

The weak participle, verhaut, is attested and is in common use in Austria.

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