German VERB B2 Rank 18415

fernbleiben

to stay away / be absent

fernbleiben – blieb fern – ist ferngeblieben

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry fernbleiben, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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fernbleiben vs fehlen

to be absent / to be missing

Fehlen neutrally describes the state of someone not being present even though they are expected. Fernbleiben focuses more on the person not attending or appearing at a place, event, or obligation.

Visual example for fehlen
fernbleiben

Der Abteilungsleiter bleibt heute der Sitzung fern.

The department head is not attending today's meeting.

fehlen

Der Abteilungsleiter fehlt heute bei der Sitzung.

The department head is absent from today's meeting.

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