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verschieben

postpone

verb fer-SHEE-ben Less Common
Time Time Expressions

Also means

reschedule

Usage Note

verschieben means to move an appointment to a later time, a strong verb: verschoben. Construct it as auf plus accusative for the new date: Wir verschieben das Treffen auf Montag. It also literally means to shift an object.

Examples

"Können wir den Termin auf nächste Woche verschieben?"

Natural Translation

Can we postpone the appointment to next week?

Literal Translation

Can we the appointment to next week postpone?

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