German edit

Etymology edit

From ab- (off, down) +‎ runden (to round).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌrʊndən/, [ˈʔapˌʁʊn.dn̩], [-dən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧run‧den

Verb edit

abrunden (weak, third-person singular present rundet ab, past tense rundete ab, past participle abgerundet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to round off (give something a smooth, roundish form, especially by filing the edges)
  2. (figurative) to round off; to top off (complete or finish something, give it a satisfying form)
    Nach den Grenzkorrekturen hielt der König sein Reich für abgerundet.
    After the border revision the king considered his territory to be rounded off.
    Der Tag wurde durch ein gemeinsames Abendessen abgerundet.
    The day was topped off by a joint dinner.
  3. (arithmetic) to round down (round towards a lesser amount)
    Antonym: aufrunden

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Further reading edit

  • abrunden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abrunden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abrunden” in Duden online