B1verb

verlassen

to leave; to abandon

Common phrases

  • sich auf jemanden/etwas verlassen

    to rely on someone/something

Word breakdown

Shown for the meaning: to leave or abandon

  1. prefixveraway
  2. rootlassento leave

to leave behind -> to leave or abandon

Examples

  • Ich werde das Haus verlassen.

    I will leave the house.

  • Er hat die Party früh verlassen.

    He left the party early.

Related words

  • lassen
  • überlassen
  • entlassen
  • hinterlassen
  • zulassen
  • zulässig
  • Zulassung
  • Entlassung

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