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Advanced German Word of the Day

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(etw) versäumen (v.t.)  to miss (sth), overlook (sth); not do (sth), neglect to do (sth)

Der Autor hat es leider versäumt, sich mit der Vorgeschichte der Gebote zu beschäftigen.
Unfortunately, the author has neglected to deal with the pre-history of the [Ten] Commandments.
Sie hat den richtigen Zeitpunkt versäumt.
She let the right moment slip by. (...missed the right time.)

Related: das Versäumnis absence, omission, oversight, das Versäumnisurteil (law) judgement by default

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