verhauen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verhouwen, from Old High German firhouwan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ hauen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧hau‧en

Verb

verhauen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present verhaut, past tense verhaute, past participle verhauen or (Austria) verhaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bash up, trounce
    Synonym: verprügeln
  2. to miscalculate
    Synonym: verrechnen
  3. (education) to flunk

Usage notes

The weak participle, verhaut, is attested and is in common use in Austria.

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