vermessen

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See also: vermeßen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈmɛsən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧mes‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛsn̩, -ɛsən

Etymology 1

Adjective

vermessen (strong nominative masculine singular vermessener, comparative vermessener, superlative am vermessensten)

  1. presumptuous
    • 2023 November 1, Fabian Lehmann, “NDR-Doku über deutsche Kolonialzeit: Schuldfrage ohne Zwischentöne”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Lägel, der erst seit einem Jahr in Namibia lebt und als Jugenddiakon der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche arbeitet, verweist auf die Verantwortung des namibischen Staates. Er halte es für vermessen, sich zum Dauerkonflikt zu positionieren.
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  2. daring
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Etymology 2

From ver- +‎ messen.

Verb

vermessen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present vermisst, past tense vermaß, past participle vermessen, past subjunctive vermäße, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to measure, to survey
  2. (reflexive) to measure wrong
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Etymology 3

Participle

vermessen

  1. past participle of vermessen

Further reading

  • vermessen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vermessen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vermessen” in Duden online
  • vermessen” in OpenThesaurus.de