den Zweck verfehlen
to miss the purpose
Türkçe: amacı ıskalamak
In a sentence
Der Redner verfehlt mit seiner Rede den eigentlichen Zweck.
How it is used
Neutral. Means 'to miss the purpose' – failing to achieve the intended goal. Use in a project review. Nuance: implies the action was ineffective, not just wrong.
Other verbs that go with Zweck
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- einen Zweck erfüllento fulfill a purpose
- einen Zweck verfolgento pursue a purpose
- einem Zweck dienento fulfill a specific function or goal
- einem Zweck genügento be sufficient or adequate for a particular purpose
Other collocations built on verfehlen
- den Sinn verfehlento miss the intended meaning or point
- das Thema verfehlento miss the point
- das Ziel verfehlento miss the goal
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