verzeihen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verzīhen,[1] from Old High German firzīhan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ zeihen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtsaɪ̯ən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zei‧hen

Verb

verzeihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verzeiht, past tense verzieh, past participle verziehen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to forgive; to pardon; to excuse
    Der österreichische Psychologe Alfred Adler […] setzte sich scharf von Freud als Übervater der Psychoanalyse ab. Dies hat ihm Sigmund Freud nie verziehen
    The Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler sharply distanced himself from Freud as the father of psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud never forgave him for this

Usage notes

Verzeihen implies a lesser degree of guilt than vergeben which is used in the context of sin or crime, or a severe misbehaviour.

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “verzeihen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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