verlegt

Verlegt is the past participle of the German verb verlegen and can function as both a participle in compound tenses and as an adjective. It covers several related but distinct meanings, depending on context.

In its basic sense, verlegen means to misplace or lose the track of something. For example, “Ich habe meinen Schlüssel verlegt” means I have misplaced my key.

Another sense is to relocate or move something to a different place. This can refer to physical relocation, such as a company changing its headquarters: “Der Sitz des Unternehmens wurde verlegt.” It can also refer to moving a date or location of an event: “Der Termin wurde verlegt.”

A third meaning is to publish or print a work. In publishing, a book or other publication is said to be verlegt by a publisher: “Das Buch wurde vom Verlag Müller verlegt.”

In the sense of rescheduling, verlegen is used for dates and times: “Der Termin wurde verlegt,” meaning the appointment was moved to another date or time.

Etymology and usage notes: verlegt comes from ver- plus legen (to lay, put). The exact meaning is determined by context, and related verbs such as verschieben are often used for postponement, while veröffentlichen or publizieren relate to publishing. As a participle, verlegt appears in passive constructions and as an adjective describing a completed action or state, such as in “verlegtes Buch” or “eine verlegte Verlegung” in specific stylistic contexts.