abpassen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ passen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈapːasən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧pas‧sen
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Verb

abpassen (weak, third-person singular present passt ab, past tense passte ab, past participle abgepasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to watch for the right moment of doing something
  2. (transitive) to catch or meet someone or something (after having watched for or having lain in wait; on purpose), to intercept
    Synonyms: abfangen, erwischen
  3. (transitive, dated) to adjust something in size, length, etc.
    Synonyms: adjustieren, anpassen

Conjugation

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