abbeißen

See also: abbeissen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German ababīzan, equivalent to ab- (off) + beißen (bite).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌbaɪ̯sn̩/, /ˈapˌbaɪ̯sən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧bei‧ßen

Verb

abbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present beißt ab, past tense biss ab, past participle abgebissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bite off
    Sie biss ein kleines Stück vom Apfel ab.She bit off a small piece of the apple.
    Der Löwe biss seiner Beute das rechte Bein ab.The lion bit off the right leg of its prey.
  2. to snap off
  3. (reflexive) to pursue, to strive after, to strive to [+ von (object)]
    sich etwas von etwas abbeißenTo strive after something
    Davon solltest Du dir ruhig etwas abbeißen!You should really pursue that!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Abbeißer

See also

Further reading

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