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

C2
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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