abarbeiten

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ arbeiten

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈabˌaʁbaɪ̯tən/, [ˈʔapˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tən], [ˈʔapˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tn̩], [ˈʔapˌʔaʁbaɪ̯ʔn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧ar‧bei‧ten

Verb

abarbeiten (weak, third-person singular present arbeitet ab, past tense arbeitete ab, past participle abgearbeitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to work off (a debt, the items on a to-do list, etc); to resolve or take care of something by working
  2. (reflexive) to work hard, to slave away
    Synonyms: sich abmühen, sich abrackern, stark anstrengen

Conjugation

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