See also: Ablösen

German edit

Etymology edit

ab- +‎ lösen

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧lö‧sen
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌløːzən/, [ˈʔapˌløːzn̩]

Verb edit

ablösen (weak, third-person singular present löst ab, past tense löste ab, past participle abgelöst, auxiliary haben)

  1. to detach, to remove, to peel off
  2. to supersede, to displace, to replace, to take over from
  3. to relieve
  4. to pay off (a debt, mortgage etc. in one lump sum)
  5. (Austria) to pay a previous owner or renter for (fixtures and fittings)

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Further reading edit

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