verlezen

Dutch

From Middle Dutch verlēsen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ lezen (“to read”).

verlezen

(transitive) to spend or waste by reading (i.e. time)
(transitive, increasingly rare) to separate (the good items from the bad ones), to pick, to select
(reflexive) to misread

Inflection of verlezen (strong class 5, prefixed)
infinitive	verlezen
past singular	verlas
past participle	verlezen
infinitive	verlezen
gerund	verlezen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	verlees	verlas
2nd person sing. (jij)	verleest	verlas
2nd person sing. (u)	verleest	verlas
2nd person sing. (gij)	verleest	verlaast
3rd person singular	verleest	verlas
plural	verlezen	verlazen

subjunctive sing.¹	verleze	verlaze
subjunctive plur.¹	verlezen	verlazen

imperative sing.	verlees
imperative plur.¹	verleest

participles	verlezend	verlezen
¹⁾ Archaic.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verlezen

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