verlassen

Betekenis

Verb

1. (class-7,strong,transitive) to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
2. (class-7,figuratively,strong,transitive) to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
3. (class-7,rare,strong,transitive) to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
4. (class-7,strong,transitive) to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
5. (class-7,reflexive,strong) to trust; to rely on

Adj

1. lonely, forsaken
2. (not-comparable) abandoned, deserted

Adv

forlornly

Koppelteken as

ver‧las‧sen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/fərˈlasən/

Etimologie

From Old High German firlāzzan, from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną. Cognate with Dutch verlaten, archaic and/or dialectal English forlet, and Middle Low German vorlaten. Equivalent to ver- (“for-”) + lassen (“let, leave”).

Sinne

Kurz , nachdem die Räuber die Bank verlassen haben , wurde die Polizei verständigt .

Shortly after the robbers left the bank, the police were notified.

Kurz nachdem die Räuber die Bank verlassen hatten , wurde die Polizei verständigt .

Shortly after the robbers left the bank, the police were notified.

Die Siedlungen am Rand des Sees wurden von ihren Bewohnern verlassen .

The settlements on the edge of the lake were abandoned by their inhabitants.