abkürzen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to abbreviate (words)
  2. (transitive, weak) to take a short cut
  3. (transitive, weak) to cut short

Concepts

abbreviate

shorten
cut short
abridge
curtail
shrink
recapitulate
decrease
diminish
ease
garble
lessen
mangle
outline
paralyze
summarize
truncate

make shorter

abstract
amortize
behead
cancel
cease
decapitate
Synonyms

verkürzen
23k
kürzen
C2

stutzen

zusammenfassen
26k
abbreviieren
summieren
kappen
C2

kürzer machen

raffen
kurz machen
auslassen
C2
fallen
A2
vereinfachen
26k
vermindern
45k
verringern
C2

auf Formalitäten verzichten

aufhören
A2
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Translations

abréger
abreviar
inkorten
abbreviare
afkorten
acortar
bekorten
raccourcir
accorciare
abreviar

kısaltmak

curtare

συντομεύω

verkorten
Frequency

46k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʔapkʏɐ̯tsn̩]
Etymology

ab- + kürzen

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