abmühen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ mühen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌmyːən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧mü‧hen
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Verb

abmühen (weak, third-person singular present müht ab, past tense mühte ab, past participle abgemüht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to struggle, toil
    Synonyms: abfretten, abplagen, fretten
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Und unterdessen sitzen wir beisammen, der Onkel, der sich für dich abmüht, der Advokat, der für dich gewonnen werden soll, der Kanzleidirektor vor allem, dieser große Herr, der deine Sache in ihrem jetzigen Stadium geradezu beherrscht.
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Conjugation

Further reading

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