verheizen

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ heizen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯t͡sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧hei‧zen
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Verb

verheizen (weak, third-person singular present verheizt, past tense verheizte, past participle verheizt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to burn (i.e. for heat)
  2. (transitive, informal) to spend or waste a resource (often human resources) for an inefficient or overly time-consuming task

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