verziehen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈt͡siːən/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧zie‧hen
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Etymology 1

ver- + ziehen

Verb

verziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present verzieht, past tense verzog, past participle verzogen, past subjunctive verzöge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to warp, distort
    Synonym: verzerren
  2. (reflexive) to become warped, distorted
    Synonym: sich verzerren
  3. (reflexive) to thin out, disappear
    Synonym: verschwinden, vergehen, sich auflösen
  4. (reflexive, colloquial, somewhat rude in imperative) to clear off, scram, get lost
    Synonym: abhauen, sich verpissen, verduften
  5. (transitive) to spoil (ruin the character of by overindulgence, coddle or pamper to excess)
    Synonym: verwöhnen

Conjugation

Derived terms
  • das Gesicht verziehen, eine Miene verziehen (to pull a face)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

verziehen

  1. inflection of verzeihen:
    1. first- and third-person plural preterite
    2. first- and third-person plural subjunctive II
    3. past participle
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