versagen

C1 Verb frequency rank #3,496

What versagen means

Verb

to fail, to give out, to break down
to refuse; to deny

Forms

versagen · versagt · versagte · hat versagt

Pronunciation

versagen in a sentence

Du hast auf ganzer Linie versagt!

You have failed across the board!

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versagen is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #3,496 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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