abkürzen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ kürzen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔapkʏɐ̯tsn̩], [ˈʔapkʏʁtsn̩], [ˈʔapkʏɐ̯tsən], [ˈʔapkʏʁtsən]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧kür‧zen

Verb

abkürzen (weak, third-person singular present kürzt ab, past tense kürzte ab, past participle abgekürzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to abbreviate (words)
    Synonym: kürzen
  2. (transitive) to take a short cut
  3. (transitive) to cut short

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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