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verspielen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːlən/ verb C1
  1. to gamble something away (lose something in a game) (transitive) · Spielsüchtige verspielen oft an einem Tag ganze Monatslöhne. Compulsive gamblers often gamble away entire monthly wages in one day.
  2. to lose something lightly; to squander; to waste (transitive) · Er hat sein ganzes Erbe mit teuren Partys verspielt. He squandered his whole inheritance on expensive parties.· Durch den Einmarsch in Afghanistan verspielten die USA leichtfertig ihre moralische Vorteilslage. By invading Afghanistan the US lightly wasted its moral high ground.
  3. to lose someone’s goodwill (intransitive) · Er hat bei ihr verspielt. He is out of favour with her.
  4. to make a mistake at playing (e.g. play a wrong note on a music instrument) (reflexive) · An dieser Stelle verspiele ich mich immer. I always play it wrong at this point.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
verspielen
Present (er)
verspielt
Präteritum (er)
verspielte
Perfekt (er)
hat verspielt
Infinitive with zu
zu verspielen

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.