verlernen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to lose the ability to do a task due to rarely doing it; to unlearn, forget
  2. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to cease doing, to forget

Synonyms

aus der Übung kommen

sich abgewöhnen

vergessen vergessen

entlernen

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verleere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/fəʁˈlɛʁnən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German verlernen. Equivalent to ver- (indicating a faulty action) + lernen (“to learn”).

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