verliezen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
• forfeit verb To lose or give up something as a penalty for breaking a rule or agreement.
• lose verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
• loss noun The state of no longer having something you once had.

Senses

verliezen is used for these senses in English:

• burn (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
• forfeit To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
• lose (transitive) To shed (weight).
• loss (countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

burn — full definition

1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

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