verzichten
/ferˈtsɪçtən/ verb C2- to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with · Viele Menschen verzichten gerne auf ihr Auto, wenn der öffentliche Verkehr gut ist. Many people gladly give up their car if public transportation is good.· Arme Kinder müssen z.B. auf Kinobesuche und auf Musikunterricht und andere teure Hobbys verzichten. Poor children have to live without going to the movies and without music lessons and other expensive hobbies
- to refrain from, to abstain, to renounce, to forswear · auf den Thron verzichten to abdicate
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- verzichten
- Present (er)
- verzichtet
- Präteritum (er)
- verzichtete
- Perfekt (er)
- hat verzichtet
- Infinitive with zu
- zu verzichten
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