verschwenden

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German verswenden, from Old High German firswenten. A causative formation derived from German verschwinden (“to disappear”), Old High German firswintan (“to disappear”). Thus, the original meaning is "to make disappear". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛʁˈʃvɛndən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndn̩] Hyphenation: ver‧schwen‧den === Verb === verschwenden (weak, third-person singular present verschwendet, past tense verschwendete, past participle verschwendet, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to waste, to squander Synonym: vergeuden ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verschwenden Verschwender Verschwendung verschwendend verschwendet ==== Related terms ==== verschwinden === References === === Further reading === “verschwenden”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “verschwenden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “verschwenden” in Duden online “verschwenden” in OpenThesaurus.de “verschwenden” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.