verlassen

German (Berlin)

/fɛɐ̯ˈlasən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
  • (transitive) to trust; to rely on
  • (transitive) to pass away; to cease; to die with direct object m
  • (transitive) to desert, to dump e.g. a partner in a romantic relationship
  • (transitive) to exit or close a computer program or app.

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German firlāzzan inherited from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną (dismiss, leave) prefix from German lassen (let, leave, allow).

Origin

German (Berlin)

lassen

Gloss

let, leave, allow

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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