abhängen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ hängen. Likely a calque of Latin dependeo, in the informal sense a semantic loan from English hang out.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaphɛŋən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧hän‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋən

Verb

abhängen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hängt ab, past tense hing ab, past participle abgehangen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to depend (as a necessary condition)
    Synonym: ankommen
    Es hängt vom Wetter ab.It depends on the weather.
  2. (intransitive, informal) to hang out
    Synonyms: herumhängen, rumhängen
    Coordinate term: rumhängen
    • 1996, “Abhängen”, performed by Da Blumentopf:
      Doch ich hab jetzt keine Lust mich auch noch anzustrengen / Also lehn dich zurück, um mit uns abzuhängen
      But I don’t feel like trying any harder now / So lean back to hang out with us
    • 2022 April 23, Robert Matthies, “Ab in die Kapsel”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 49:
      Bunker sind Popkultur, Survivalism ist im Mainstream angekommen, wer mit Preppen als Hobby anfangen will, muss nicht mehr in schrägen Internetforen abhängen, sondern bekommt praktische Starter­sets.
      Bunkers are pop culture, survivalism has entered the mainstream, and those who want to start prepping as a hobby no longer have to hang out in weird internet forums but can get practical starter kits.

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abhängen (weak, third-person singular present hängt ab, past tense hängte ab, past participle abgehängt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to take down
    Antonym: aufhängen
    Ich habe die Bilder abgehängt.
    I took the pictures down.
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to outpace, to shake off, to leave behind
    Synonym: abschütteln
    Der schnelle Läufer hat die Konkurrenten abgehängt.
    The fast runner left the other competitors behind.

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