verzichten

Meaning

1. (intransitive,weak) to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with
2. (intransitive,weak) to refrain from, to abstain, to renounce, to forswear

Concepts

renounce

resign

abandon

abdicate

forgo

give up

waive

accommodate

assign

cede

forsake

give way

grant

yield

desert

leave

let oneself go

open up

quit

deposition

drop

submit

make up one’s mind

take a mometous decision

shake off

see everything

sell at a loss

relinquish

Hyphenated as

ver‧zich‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtn̩]

Etymology

Verbal form of Verzicht.

Sentences

Ich würde viel lieber auf sie verzichten , als sie zu essen !

I'd much rather give them up than eat them!

Versuchen Sie , einen Tag lang auf Anglizismen zu verzichten , schlug Cornelia vor .

Try to abstain from Anglicisms for a day, Cornelia suggested.

Konsequente Vegetarier verzichten daher auch auf Gummibärchen .

Consistent vegetarians therefore also refrain from gummy bears.