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abgeben

Pronunciation: [ˈap.ɡeːbn̩]

“abgeben” is a German word. Its 19 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable objects, etc.)
  2. to give away, give out (samples, promotional goods, bags, etc., also items for charity)
  3. to hand in, to turn in, to drop off, to deliver, to return
  4. to turn in
  5. to sell (cheaply or at a reduced price)
  6. to deposit (for storage or similar purpose, something in a designated storage area or receptacle)
  7. to lose (value or according to some numerical measure, especially gains made in the recent past)
  8. to give (a part of), to share (with)
  9. to give up (a point, round, goal, etc. to an opponent)
  10. to emit, to give off, to release, to radiate
  11. to pass on (a responsibility or duty)
  12. to bother oneself with someone/something, to associate with someone/something, to mess around with someone
  13. to pass (a ball)
  14. to make (constitute, develop into, prove to be)
  15. to submit (a report)
  16. to give (an opinion, statement, explanation),
  17. to fire (a shot)
  18. to cast (a vote)
  19. to provide (plot, background, exposition, etc. in a work of fiction)

Etymology

From Old High German *abegëben, from Old High German abagëban, from Proto-West Germanic *abageban, from Proto-Germanic *abagebaną; equivalent to ab- (“from”) + geben (“give”).

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