abgehen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ gehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌɡeːən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧ge‧hen

Verb

abgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht ab, past tense ging ab, past participle abgegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to come off, come loose, to wear off
    Der Knopf ist abgegangen.
    The button came off.
  2. (intransitive) to set off, set out
    Ich muss von der Schule abgehen.
    I have to leave the school.
  3. (intransitive, usually colloquial) to go down, happen
    Synonyms: los sein, abspielen, passieren, geschehen
    Was geht denn zwischen euch beiden ab?What's going on between you two?
  4. (intransitive, formal or southern) to be missing, to lack, to be absent
  5. (intransitive, rare) to die

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Further reading

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