verlaten

Meaning

1. to leave
2. to abandon
3. to desert
4. (reflexive) to count on, rely on something (+ op (preposition))

Concepts

leave

quit

abandon

desert

forsake

abandoned

desolate

alone

solitary

depart

deserted

only

sole

lonely

exit

bare

barren

dreary

gaunt

stark

waste

renounce

yield

deliver

derelict

lone

lonesome

forlorn

reprobate

go

accommodate

assign

cede

forgo

give up

give way

grant

let oneself go

open up

resign

single

unaccompanied

denounce

furnish

leak

provide

purvey

snitch

supply

take leave

take your leave

relinquish

be late

go away from

jilt

maroon

set out

decant

leaved

godforsaken

lorn

vacate

pass out

fall away

come out

get out

dislodge

Hyphenated as

ver‧la‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈlaː.tə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verlâten, from Old Dutch farlātan, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną. Equivalent to ver- + laten.

Sentences

De akkers lagen er verlaten bij .

The fields were deserted.

Ik excuseer mij bij voorbaat dat ik u op dat tijdstip zal moeten verlaten .

I apologise in advance for having to leave at that time.