verschonen

to spare / exempt

English meaning: to spare / exempt
CEFR level: German B2 vocabulary list
Dictionary: German words with V

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verschonen in a sentence

Die Versicherung verschont ihn von Zahlung.
The insurance spares him from payment.

Conjugation of verschonen

ichverschone

duverschonst

er/sie/esverschont

wirverschonen

ihrverschont

sie/Sieverschonen

Simple past (er/sie/es): verschonte
Perfect: hat verschont

Word family

verschonen is built from der Vers (verse/line of poetry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verschonen comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) des Verbs schonen mit dem Präfix ver-

Words that go with verschonen

abblätternto flake off / peel abbringento dissuade abfedernto cushion / absorb a shock abgesondertseparate / isolated / incommunicado abklingento fade away / die away / subside ablassento drain / let off / blow off / desist absägento saw off / down absaufento drown / flood abschirmento protect / shield / screen / insulate abschottento seal off / screen absenkento lower / sink abtupfento blot / dab away

Questions about verschonen

How do you conjugate verschonen?

Present tense: verschone, verschonst, verschont, verschonen, verschont, verschonen. Simple past: verschonte. Perfect: hat verschont.

What does verschonen mean in English?

verschonen means "to spare / exempt". For example: "Die Versicherung verschont ihn von Zahlung." — "The insurance spares him from payment."

What level is verschonen in German?

verschonen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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