aufbrechen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ brechen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: auf‧bre‧chen

Verb

aufbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bricht auf, past tense brach auf, past participle aufgebrochen, past subjunctive bräche auf, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to break open, through
    Die Polizei musste die Tür aufbrechen, um in die Wohnung zu gelangen.
    The police had to break down the door to get into the apartment.
  2. (intransitive) to be broken through
    Achtung! Das Eis bricht auf.
    Danger! The ice is breaking.
  3. (intransitive) to break camp, to leave, to depart, to head off
    Im September brach die Expedition in die Antarktis auf.
    The Antarctica expedition broke camp in September.
  4. (transitive, hunting) to gut
    Synonym: ausweiden

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