German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ bauen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈbaʊ̯ən/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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verbauen (weak, third-person singular present verbaut, past tense verbaute, past participle verbaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to temporarily block access to something (through moving objects)
  2. (transitive) to use materials/money for a construction
  3. (transitive) derogatory: to build buildings, with the result being perceived as negative/unaesthetic/disturbing regarding the their landscape
  4. (transitive) to create/build poorly and/or incorrectly

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • verbauen” in Duden online
  • verbauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache