abbüßen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word abbüßen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word abbüßen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say abbüßen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word abbüßen you have here. The definition of the word abbüßen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofabbüßen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ büßen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bü‧ßen
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

abbüßen (weak, third-person singular present büßt ab, past tense büßte ab, past participle abgebüßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly religion) to recompense for something through penance
  2. (transitive, chiefly law) to atone for a crime

Conjugation