vermeiden

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vermīden, from Old High German firmīdan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ meiden.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dən/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧mei‧den
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Verb

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vermeiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present vermeidet, past tense vermied, past participle vermieden, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to avoid (something happening, doing something)
    Ich möchte vermeiden, denselben Fehler noch einmal zu machen.
    I want to avoid making the same mistake again.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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