# ver-

ver- is a German prefix meaning “Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'.”.

## In other languages

- Русский: при добавлении к глаголам образует глаголы со значением удаления, рассеивания

## Meanings

1. Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'.
   - verbieten (“to forbid”)
2. Inseparable verbal prefix that denotes a transition of the object into a state, which is indicated by the stem.
   - ver- + lieben (“to love”) → sich verlieben (“to fall in love”)
3. Inseparable verbal prefix for forming verbs out of adjectives, indicating a change towards that quality.
   - ver- + einfach (“simple”) + -en → vereinfachen (“to simplify”)
4. Inseparable verbal prefix indicating a faulty action, often as a reflexive verb.
   - ver- + laufen (“to walk”) → sich verlaufen (“to get lost”)
5. Inseparable verbal prefix that denotes losing something (money, resources etc.) by way of doing something indicated by the stem. In this sense, the opposite to er-.
   - ver- + prassen (“to splurge”) → verprassen (“to squander”)

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