abkriegen

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German

Etymology

From ab- +‎ kriegen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

abkriegen (weak, third-person singular present kriegt ab, past tense kriegte ab, past participle abgekriegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to get
    Synonym: abbekommen
    • 1997, “Widerschein”, in Von Allen Gedanken Schätze Ich Doch Am Meisten Die Interessanten, performed by Die Sterne:
      Weil uns Beziehungen wichtig sind, kriegen die alles ab / Und die, die wir lieben, kriegen uns dadurch satt
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  2. (colloquial) to pull (someone), to pick up
  3. (colloquial) to get off, remove
    • 2017, Simone Meier, Fleisch, Kein & Aber, page 27:
      » Die Teller kleben danach so fies aneinander, und Fett ist einfach nicht so leicht abzukriegen. «
      The plates stick together so horribly afterwards, and fat just doesn't come off that easily.

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Further reading

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