Verb
verzichten
to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with
B1
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Meanings
Verb
- to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with
- to refrain from, to abstain, to renounce, to forswear
In a sentence
Ich verzichte auf mein Stück Kuchen.
I'm doing without my piece of cake.
Forms
infinitive
verzichten
he/she/it
verzichtet
simple past
verzichtete
perfect
hat verzichtet
takes auf + Akkusativ