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abführen

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See also: Abführen and abfuhren

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German abevüeren, from Old High German abafuoren. Equivalent to ab- +‎ führen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌfyːʁən]
  • Hyphenation: ab‧füh‧ren
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Etymology 1

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Verb

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abführen (weak, third-person singular present führt ab, past tense führte ab, past participle abgeführt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to take away (someone in police custody)
  2. (transitive) to regularly pay
  3. (transitive, dated) to rebuff
  4. (intransitive) to evacuate (the bowel)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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abführen

  1. first/third-person plural dependent subjunctive II of abfahren

Further reading

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  • abführen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abführen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abführen” in Duden online
  • abführen” in OpenThesaurus.de