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verlesen

to read aloud, to read out, to misread

f ɛ ɐ̯ ˈl eː z n̩
ver change into, away, or completely + les read + en infinitive or wir/sie present ending
verb · past tense / 1st-person plural, present tense / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #43,934
to read aloud, to read out Often used for reading an official statement or list aloud.
GE: Der Sprecher soll die Erklärung verlesen.
EN: The speaker is supposed to read the statement aloud.
to misread Used reflexively: sich verlesen.
GE: Ich kann mich leicht verlesen.
EN: I can easily misread something.
Conjugation of verlesen
verlesen
Past
verlesen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — verlesen
Third — verlesen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — verlesen
Third — verlesen

Ich habe mich verlesen.

I misread that.

Er wird die Liste der Sieger verlesen.

He will read out the list of winners.

Hier ist die Erklärung, die Göring morgen verlesen will.

Here is the statement that Göring intends to read out tomorrow.

— Nürnberg (2025)

Ich muss mich verlesen haben.

I must have misread that.

Bevor wir beginnen, möchten Sie eine Erklärung verlesen?

Before we begin, would you like to read a statement?

— Oppenheimer (2023)