verfügen

Meaning

1. (transitive,weak) to decree, to order
2. (intransitive,weak) to have at one's disposal, to employ, to have control over

Concepts

decree

possess

dispose

enact

order

have

hold

own

determine

arrange

dispose of

manage

talk over

have access to

have at one's disposal

rule

direct

decide

resolve

find

Hyphenated as

ver‧fü‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɛʁˈfyːɡən/

Etymology

From Middle High German vervüegen, ferfüegen, equivalent to ver- + fügen. Cognate with German Low German verfögen, Dutch vervoegen, Danish forføje, Swedish förfoga.

Sentences

Dem Vertrag zufolge konnte zunächst Warner über die Zappa-Produktionen verfügen .

According to the contract, Warner was initially able to dispose of the Zappa productions.