abbrechen
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to break off (remove by breaking)
- (class-4, intransitive, strong) to be broken off
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to terminate, to end, to stop (especially suddenly or unexpectedly)
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to pull down (demolish)
- (class-4, strong) to discard (throw away)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʔapˌbʁɛçn̩]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German abebrechen, from Old High German ababrehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *ababrekan. Equivalent to ab- + brechen. Cognate with Dutch afbreken (“to demolish, to decompose”).
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