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verzichten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstain verb To deliberately not take part in something, especially eating, drinking, or voting.
  • forswear verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  • relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
  • renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
  • waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.

Senses

verzichten is used for these senses in English:

  • abstain (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • forswear (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  • relinquish (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
  • waive (transitive, legal) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.

forswear — full definition

  1. verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  2. verb To commit perjury; to break an oath.

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