absagen

See also: Absagen and absägen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ sagen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈapzaːɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧sa‧gen

Verb

absagen (weak, third-person singular present sagt ab, past tense sagte ab, past participle abgesagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cancel, to call off (an activity or event)
    Wegen der hohen Kosten hat das Unternehmen seine Teilnahme an dem Projekt abgesagt.
    Because of the high costs, the company canceled its participation in the project.
    Ich muss meinen Termin wegen eines Notfalls absagen.
    I need to cancel my appointment because of an emergency.
  2. (of an invitation) to decline

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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