GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

verfehlen

miss a target; fail to achieve

Die Maßnahme verfehlt ihr Ziel, wenn gerade diejenigen wegen komplizierter Anträge ausgeschlossen bleiben, die Unterstützung am dringendsten benötigen.

The measure misses its goal if complicated applications exclude precisely those needing support most urgently.

miss someone; fail to meet

Wir haben uns offenbar am Eingang verfehlt, weil einer bereits in den Saal ging, während die andere noch am Nebeneingang wartete.

We apparently missed each other at the entrance because one had already entered the hall while the other still waited at the side entrance.

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