ablegen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ legen. From Middle High German abelegen, from Old High German *abaleggen, from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧le‧gen

Verb

ablegen (weak, third-person singular present legt ab, past tense legte ab, past participle abgelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to take off
    Die Ritter konnten ihre schweren Rüstungen nicht ablegen
    The knights couldn't take off their heavy armour.
  2. to put aside
    1. to stop wearing
    2. to discard (a playing card)
    3. to give up (a habit, a name); to lose (a character trait)
  3. take (an exam, an oath); to make (a confession)
  4. (intransitive, nautical) to set sail; to depart; to cast off

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Further reading

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