No. 15,442 in German
verschont
Spared.
In a sentence
Der Sturm hat das kleine Dorf verschont.
The storm spared the small village.
In this sentence, "verschont" is used to mean "spared," indicating that the storm avoided causing harm to the small village.
Bitte, verschont mich mit euren endlosen Diskussionen.
Please, spare me from your endless discussions.
Here, "verschont" implies a request to spare from something burdensome or tiresome, in this case, the endless discussions.
Glücklicherweise wurden die alten Bücher von den Flammen verschont.
Fortunately, the old books were spared from the flames.
This usage of "verschont" signifies that the books remained untouched or unharmed by the flames.
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