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abschauen

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German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ schauen

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abschauen (weak, third-person singular present schaut ab, past tense schaute ab, past participle abgeschaut, auxiliary haben) (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

  1. (transitive, optionally dative reflexive) to learn by watching [with accusative ‘something’, along with dative or bei (+ dative) ‘from someone’]
    Synonyms: imitieren, nachahmen, absehen
    Schnipsen hab ich mir bei meiner Freundin abgeschaut.
    I learned how to click my fingers by watching my friend.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to plagiarize, copy (especially schoolwork)
    Synonyms: abschreiben, spicken, absehen
  3. to lipread
    Synonym: absehen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • abschauen” in Duden online
  • abschauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache