Vokabahn

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Vokabahn
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Verb

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to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with

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Meanings

Verb
  1. to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with
  2. 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

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