abschreiben

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ schreiben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃʁaɪ̯bm̩/, /ˈʔapʃʁaɪ̯bən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schrei‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯bən

Verb

abschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreibt ab, past tense schrieb ab, past participle abgeschrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. to transcribe, copy (reproduce writing)
    Der Mönch schrieb das im Verfall begriffene Werk Zeichen für Zeichen ab.
    The monk transcribed the decaying work character by character.
  2. (often with von or bei) to plagiarize, copy
    Die Schülerin schrieb die halbe Klausur von ihrer Nachbarin ab.
    The student plagiarized half the paper from her neighbor.
    • 2020, “LVL UP”, performed by TJ_beastboy:
      erst haben sie uns abgeschrieb'n und danach dann bei uns abgeschrieb'n
      first they wrote us off, then they copied us
  3. (accounting) to write off
    Synonym: absetzen
    Er kann die gesamten Unkosten von der Steuer abschreiben.
    He can write off the entire expense of the tax.
  4. to consider something a write-off, as in colloquial use; to call defeat
    Den kannst du abschreiben.
    You can forget this guy.
    • 2020, “LVL UP”, performed by TJ_beastboy:
      erst haben sie uns abgeschrieb'n und danach dann bei uns abgeschrieb'n
      first they wrote us off, then they copied us

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