German word

verfügen

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈfyːgn̩/

Meaning

  • verbhave

Example

Die Firma verfügt über moderne Geräte.

The company has modern equipment.

Illustration for verfügen (have)

More examples

Ich verfüge über ein Handy.

I have a mobile phone.

Core concept

A manager with the keys and authority to use equipment or decide how it is allocated.

Common phrases

  • verfüge über ein Handy

    have a mobile phone

  • verfüge über genug Zeit

    have enough time

Similar words

haben: Have something in one's possession.
zur Verfügung stehen: Be available for use by others.
bereitstellen: Prepare and supply something for use.

Definition in German

verfügen (über + Akk): die Möglichkeit oder das Recht haben, etwas zu nutzen oder darüber zu bestimmen

Word origin

Verfügen comes from Middle High German verfügen and combines ver- with fügen; an older sense of determining or disposing of something is linked to having it at one's disposal.

Usage tips

  • The phrase verfügen über takes the accusative, as in über moderne Geräte, not the dative.

Other meanings

  • be equipped withverb

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