abgeben

Meaning

1. (class-5,strong,transitive) to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable objects, etc.)
2. (class-5,strong,transitive) to give away, give out (samples, promotional goods, bags, etc., also items for charity)
3. (class-5,strong,transitive) to hand in, to turn in, to drop off, to deliver, to return
4. (class-5,strong,transitive) to turn in
5. (class-5,strong,transitive) to sell (cheaply or at a reduced price)
6. (class-5,strong,transitive) to deposit (for storage or similar purpose, something in a designated storage area or receptacle)
7. (class-5,strong) to lose (value or according to some numerical measure, especially gains made in the recent past)
8. (class-5,strong,transitive) to give (a part of), to share (with)
9. (class-5,strong,transitive) to give up (a point, round, goal, etc. to an opponent)
10. (class-5,strong,transitive) to emit, to give off, to release, to radiate
11. (class-5,strong,transitive) to pass on (a responsibility or duty)
12. (class-5,reflexive,strong) to bother oneself with someone/something, to associate with someone/something, to mess around with someone
13. (class-5,strong,transitive) to pass (a ball)
14. (class-5,strong,transitive) to make (constitute, develop into, prove to be)
15. (class-5,strong,transitive) to submit (a report)
16. (class-5,strong,transitive) to give (an opinion, statement, explanation),
17. (class-5,strong,transitive) to fire (a shot)
18. (class-5,strong,transitive) to cast (a vote)
19. (class-5,strong,transitive) to provide (plot, background, exposition, etc. in a work of fiction)

Hyphenated as

ab‧ge‧ben

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈap.ɡeːbn̩]

Etymology

From Old High German abageban, from Proto-Germanic *abagebaną; equivalent to ab- (“from”) + geben (“give”).