versäumen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German versūmen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German firsūmen; synchronically analyzable as ver- +‎ säumen. Compare Danish forsømme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛʁˈzɔʏmən]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ver‧säu‧men

Verb

1. to miss, to omit, to fail to do something important

Derived terms

• Versäumnis

Further reading

• “versäumen” in Duden online