abkürzen

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German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ kürzen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔapkʏɐ̯tsn̩], [ˈʔapkʏʁtsn̩], [ˈʔapkʏɐ̯tsən], [ˈʔapkʏʁtsən]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧kür‧zen

Verb

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abkürzen (weak, third-person singular present kürzt ab, past tense kürzte ab, past participle abgekürzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to abbreviate (words)
    Synonyms: kürzen, abbreviieren
  2. (transitive) to take a short cut
  3. (transitive) to cut short

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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