verschlagen
/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩/ verb C1- to drive, to strand; to shlep; to bring (causing difficulty, often to somewhere someone didn't want to go)
- to suddenly take away · jemandem die Sprache verschlagen to leave someone speechless· jemandem den Atem verschlagen to take someone's breath away
- to lose (one's page in a book) · Jetzt habe ich die Seite verschlagen! Now I've lost my page!
- to beat together
- to mishit (a ball) · Sie hat den Ball verschlagen She missed (her target)
- to board up
- to beat up, to thrash
- to matter · es verschlägt nichts it doesn't matter
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- verschlagen
- Present (er)
- verschlägt
- Präteritum (er)
- verschlug
- Perfekt (er)
- hat verschlagen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu verschlagen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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