abkönnen

Betekenis (Engels)

to be able to (with)stand or endure something or someone

Sinonieme

aushalten

vertragen

verknusen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈapˌkœnən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Originally abhaben können, which is the same as haben können (“to be able to stand, endure”). The main verb haben was then felt as redundant and was ellipsed, as is common in colloquial German.