abgeben

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German

Etymology

From Old High German abageban, from Proto-Germanic *abagebaną; equivalent to ab- (from) +‎ geben (give).

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧ge‧ben

Verb

abgeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt ab, past tense gab ab, past participle abgegeben, past subjunctive gäbe ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable objects, etc.)
    Der Diktator gibt die Macht nicht freiwillig ab, obwohl er die Unterstützung des Volkes verloren hat.
    The dictator is not voluntarily relinquishing power despite losing the support of the people.
  2. (transitive) to give away, give out (samples, promotional goods, bags, etc., also items for charity)
    Die Bank gibt mit jedem neuen Konto einen kostenlosen Kalender ab.
    The bank issues a free calendar with every new account.
  3. (transitive) to hand in, to turn in, to drop off, to deliver, to return
    Ich muss nach dem Auszug aus der Wohnung den Schlüssel abgeben.
    I must turn the key in after moving out of the apartment.
  4. (transitive) to turn in
    Ich habe meine Hausaufgaben bei der Lehrerin abgegeben.
    I turned in my homework to the teacher.
  5. (transitive) to sell (cheaply or at a reduced price)
    Der Laden gibt Lampen billig ab.
    The store sells lamps cheaply.
  6. (transitive) to deposit (for storage or similar purpose, something in a designated storage area or receptacle)
    Wo kann ich mein Gepäck abgeben? Dort bei der Gepäckaufbewahrung.
    Where can I deposit my luggage? There in the luggage storage.
  7. to lose (value or according to some numerical measure, especially gains made in the recent past)
    Das Unternehmen hat viel von dem im letzten Jahr gewonnenen Marktanteil abgegeben.
    The company lost much of the market share gained over the past year.
  8. (transitive) to give (a part of), to share (with)
    Ich gebe dir die Hälfte meines Desserts ab.
    I'm giving you half of my dessert.
  9. (transitive, sports) to give up (a point, round, goal, etc. to an opponent)
    Das Team hat in der Saison nur 10 Punkte abgegeben.
    The team allowed only 10 points in the season.
  10. (transitive) to emit, to give off, to release, to radiate
    Altmodische Glühbirnen geben viel Wärme ab.
    Old-fashioned lightbulbs give off a lot of heat.
  11. (transitive) to pass on (a responsibility or duty)
    Die Ermittler haben das Verfahren an ihre Bundeskollegen abgegeben.
    The investigators handed the case over to their federal colleagues.
  12. (reflexive) to bother oneself with someone/something, to associate with someone/something, to mess around with someone
    Damit gibt er sich nicht ab.
    He doesn't bother himself with it.
  13. (sports, transitive) to pass (a ball)
  14. (transitive) to make (constitute, develop into, prove to be)
    Du würdest einen guten Clown abgeben.
    You'd make a good clown.
  15. (transitive) to submit (a report)
  16. (transitive) to give (an opinion, statement, explanation),
  17. (transitive) to fire (a shot)
  18. (transitive) to cast (a vote)
  19. (transitive) to provide (plot, background, exposition, etc. in a work of fiction)

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Further reading

  • abgeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abgeben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abgeben” in Duden online
  • abgeben” in OpenThesaurus.de