Adjective
verschollen
Pronunciation: [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]
missing, lost
C1
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Meanings
Adjective
- missing, lost
- declared dead in absentia, presumed dead
Example sentence
Der Segler gilt seit dem Sturm als verschollen.
The sailor has been missing since the storm.
Word forms
verschollen
Usage
- seit Jahren verschollen — missing for years, with whereabouts unknown
- verschollen / nur verlegt — lost without trace versus merely put somewhere and mislaid
Das lange verschollene Manuskript tauchte in einem Nachlass auf.
The long-lost manuscript turned up among someone's papers after their death.