abbeißen

See also: abbeissen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German ababīzan, equivalent to ab- (“off”) +‎ beißen (“bite”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌbaɪ̯sn̩/, /ˈapˌbaɪ̯sən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧bei‧ßen

Verb

abbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present beißt ab, past tense biss ab, past participle abgebissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bite off
    Sie biss ein kleines Stück vom Apfel ab. ― She bit off a small piece of the apple.
    Der Löwe biss seiner Beute das rechte Bein ab. ― The lion bit off the right leg of its prey.
  2. to snap off
  3. (reflexive) to pursue, to strive after, to strive to [+ von (object)]
    sich etwas von etwas abbeißen ― To strive after something
    Davon solltest Du dir ruhig etwas abbeißen! ― You should really pursue that!

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Abbeißen
  • einen abbeißen
  • jemandem den Kopf abbeißen
  • sich lieber die Zunge abbeißen

See also

Further reading
  • “abbeißen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “abbeißen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “abbeißen” in Duden online
  • “abbeißen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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