verschreiben

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ schreiben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁaɪ̯bən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schrei‧ben

Verb

verschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verschreibt, past tense verschrieb, past participle verschrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to prescribe (a substance)
    Der Doktor hat mir ein Antibiotikum verschrieben.
    The doctor prescribed me some antibiotics.
  2. (transitive, perhaps dated, surely informal, never legal) to make over; to sign over
    Synonyms: vermachen, übereignen, überschreiben
    Das Haus hatte er schon Jahre vor seinem Tod seiner Tochter verschrieben.
    Years before his death, he had already signed over the house to his daughter.
  3. (reflexive) to commit oneself
    Sie hat sich ganz der Religion verschrieben.
    She has fully committed herself to religion.
  4. (reflexive) to make an error while writing (by misspelling or otherwise)
    Mann, jetzt habe ich mich schon wieder verschrieben!
    Man, now I've made yet another slip of the pen!
  5. (transitive) to use (an amount of ink, paper, etc.) in writing
    Ich habe an einem Tag eine ganze Tintenpatrone verschrieben.
    In one day I’ve used a whole ink cartridge.

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