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verfallen

[fɛʁˈfalən] verb B2
  1. to expire · Seine Mitgliedschaft ist verfallen. His membership has expired.· Ihre Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen waren verfallen. Their residence permits had expired.
  2. to lapse · Die Ansprüche der Organisation waren verfallen. The rights of the organisation had lapsed.
  3. to be forfeited · Kommt der Mieter den Auflagen dieses Abschnittes nicht nach, verfällt die Kaution. If a tenant fails to comply with this section, the security deposit shall be forfeited.
  4. to decay · Das Stadtzentrum ist in den letzten Jahren verfallen. The town centre has decayed in recent years.
  5. to decrease, to go down · Es wird erwartet, dass der Goldpreis weiter verfällt. Gold prices are expected to go down further.
  6. to be inclined to · Ich bin dem Gedanken verfallen, dass ... I'm inclined to think, that ...
  7. to become addicted to · Er verfiel dem Alkohol. He became addicted to alcohol.
  8. to fall into
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Verb forms

Infinitive
verfallen
Present (er)
verfällt
Präteritum (er)
verfiel
Perfekt (er)
ist verfallen
Infinitive with zu
zu verfallen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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