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verzichten

forgo

verb fer-TSIKH-ten Less Common

Also means

do without

Usage Note

verzichten always takes auf plus the accusative: auf etwas verzichten (to give something up, to renounce it). It has no English one-word equivalent and is common in resolutions like ich verzichte auf Zucker.

Examples

"Ich verzichte auf Kaffee."

Natural Translation

I'm giving up coffee.

Literal Translation

I forgo on coffee.

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