abtreiben

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ treiben

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaptʁaɪ̯bən/, [ˈʔaptʁaɪ̯bm̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧trei‧ben

Verb

abtreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present treibt ab, past tense trieb ab, past participle abgetrieben, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to go/be sent off course
  2. (intransitive) to have an abortion
    • 2015, Tim Krohn, Nachts in Vals:
      Erst am Nachmittag des dritten Tages fragte Jlien irgendwann: »Was muss ich tun, um abzutreiben?«
      It was not until the afternoon of the third day that Jlien asked, ‘What do I have to do to get an abortion?’
  3. (transitive) to abort (a baby)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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