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abstellen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German abestellen. Equivalent to ab- +‎ stellen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapʃtɛlən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧stel‧len

Verb

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abstellen (weak, third-person singular present stellt ab, past tense stellte ab, past participle abgestellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to put down, to set down
    1. (of objects in general) to place, to leave
      Bitte stellen Sie das Paket hier ab.Please place the parcel here.
    2. (of unused objects) to put away
      Wenn wir den Besen nicht mehr brauchen, stellen wir ihn einfach in der Abstellkammer ab.When we no longer need the broom, we simply put it away in the storage room.
    3. (of a vehicle etc.) to park, to leave
      Hier dürfen keine LKW abgestellt werden.No trucks may be parked here.
      Kann ich mein Rad hier abstellen?Can I leave my bike here?
    4. to put away from; to place to oneside
      Er hat das Bett von der Wand abgestellt.He moved the bed away from the wall.
  2. (transitive) to move someone away from their usual post or job
    1. (military) to detach, to assign
      Für diesen Einsatz wurden drei Mann abgestellt.Three men were assigned to this operation.
    2. (sports) to release (a player)
      Die Clubs haben ihre Spieler für die Nationalmannschaften abgestellt.The clubs have released their players to the national teams.
  3. (transitive) to turn off, to switch off
    Bei Stillstand bitte Motor abstellen!When stationary, please switch off the engine!
    Antonyms: anstellen, anmachen, anschalten, einschalten, anschmeißen
    Synonyms: abdrehen, abschalten, ausmachen, ausschalten, ausstellen
  4. (transitive) to put a stop to (bad behaviour, a reocurring issue)
  5. to focus on, to take into account [with auf (+ accusative) ‘a certain point (in an argument, etc.)’]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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