verfügen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vervüegen, ferfüegen, equivalent to ver- +‎ fügen. Cognate with German Low German verfögen, Dutch vervoegen, Danish forføje, Swedish förfoga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈfyːɡən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧fü‧gen

Verb

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verfügen (weak, third-person singular present verfügt, past tense verfügte, past participle verfügt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to decree, to order [with accusative abstract noun ‘an action’ or dass (+ clause) ‘that something should happen’]
  2. (intransitive) to have at one's disposal, to employ, to have control over [with über (+ accusative) ‘something’]
    Er verfügt über einen schwarzen Humor.
    He has a dark sense of humor.
    Der Autor verfügt über langjährige Lehrerfahrung.
    The author has many years of teaching experience.
    Wir verfügen über zu wenig Geld für so etwas.
    We don't have enough money for something like that.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • verfügen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verfügen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verfügen” in Duden online
  • verfügen” in OpenThesaurus.de