versäumen
Meaning
to miss, to omit, to fail to do something important
Concepts
miss
neglect
overstay
be off one’s guard
shirk
deviate
forget
lose
omit
default
fail
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ver‧säu‧men
Pronounced as (IPA)
[fɛʁˈzɔʏmən]
Etymology
From Middle High German versūmen, from Old High German firsūmen. By surface analysis, ver- + säumen. Compare Dutch verzuimen, Danish forsømme.
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