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)

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

abgeh

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

abgeh

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

abgää

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈap.ɡeːbn̩]
Etymology

In summary

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

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