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verleben

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩], [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈleːbm̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧le‧ben

Verb

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verleben (weak, third-person singular present verlebt, past tense verlebte, past participle verlebt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of money or time) to spend
    • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 526:
      Trotz all dieser Bitternisse war es noch ein wunderbar schöner Sommer, den die drei Freunde zusammen verlebten.
      Despite all these bitter feelings, it was yet a wonderfully beautiful summer, which the three friends spent together.

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