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missachten

C1

to disregard / ignore

English meaning
to disregard / ignore
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Negative Character Traits

missachten in a sentence

Er missachtete alle Regeln und Konventionen.

He disregarded all rules and conventions.

Conjugation of missachten

ichmissachte
dumissachtest
er/sie/esmissachtet
wirmissachten
ihrmissachtet
sie/Siemissachten
Simple past (er/sie/es)
missachtete
Perfect
hat missachtet

Word family

missachten is built from achten (pay attention to) and miss (mis-, un- (prefix)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where missachten comes from

Ableitung von achten mit dem Präfix miss-

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Questions about missachten

How do you conjugate missachten?

Present tense: missachte, missachtest, missachtet, missachten, missachtet, missachten. Simple past: missachtete. Perfect: hat missachtet.

What does missachten mean in English?

missachten means "to disregard / ignore". For example: "Er missachtete alle Regeln und Konventionen." — "He disregarded all rules and conventions."

What level is missachten in German?

missachten is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.

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