verlernen

ver- (indicating a faulty action) +‎ lernen (“to learn”)

• IPA^(key): /fəʁˈlɛʁnən/, [fɐˈlɛɐ̯n(n̩)]

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verlernen (weak, third-person singular present verlernt, past tense verlernte, past participle verlernt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to lose the ability to do a task due to rarely doing it; to unlearn, forget

   Ich hab gute drei Jahre kein Fahrrad mehr gefahren. Ich hab das komplett verlernt.

   I haven't ridden a bike in a good three years. I completely forgot how to do it.

2. (transitive, figuratively) to cease doing, to forget

   Sie hat das Lachen verlernt.

   She doesn't laugh anymore.

   (literally, “She forgot how to laugh.”)

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• Verlernen
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• “verlernen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “verlernen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “verlernen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “verlernen” in Duden online