abliegen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ liegen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌliːɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧lie‧gen

Verb

abliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt ab, past tense lag ab, past participle abgelegen, past subjunctive läge ab, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be far away
  2. (Austria, Switzerland, Southern Germany, South Tyrol, Liechtenstein) to become tender (e.g. of meat)

Usage notes

Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

Conjugation

Further reading

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