Verb

verlegen

Translation

to misplace, to publish, to postpone, to lay (cables, flooring)

Ich habe meine Schlüssel verlegt.

I have misplaced my keys.

Der Verlag verlegt viele Bücher.

The publishing house publishes many books.

Wir müssen den Termin verlegen.

We have to postpone the appointment.

Sie verlegen neue Kabel im Haus.

They are laying new cables in the house.

((sth.acc)) to misplace sth. I have misplaced my umbrella.

((sth.acc)) to publish sth. The author is publishing his book himself.

((sth.acc)) ((to sth.)) to postpone sth. to... We are postponing the meeting to Monday.

((sth.acc)) to lay sth. The electrician is laying the cables.

Synonyms: to postpone (verschieben), to publish (publizieren); Antonyms: to find (finden)

From the prefix `ver-` (indicating a mistake or change) + `legen` (to lay, to put). Literally 'to mis-lay'.

Imagine you `ver-` (wrongly) `legen` (lay) your keys down and can't find them. Or a publisher `lays` out a book for printing.