abhaken

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ haken

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaphaːkən/, /ˈʔaphaːkn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧ha‧ken

Verb

abhaken (weak, third-person singular present hakt ab, past tense hakte ab, past participle abgehakt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to checkmark
  2. (figuratively) to finish, to forget about
    • 2022 May 16, Stefan Reinecke, “Bundesregierung nach der NRW-Wahl: Suche nach Rettungswegen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Kurzum: miese Kommunikation. NRW abhaken, besser kommunizieren und weitermachen – das ist die wenig selbstkritische liberale Fehleranalyse im Kern.
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Further reading

  • abhaken” in Duden online
  • abhaken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache